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Chav'n (800-200 bcE) was the region's first major civilisation, creating a
distinctive art style in which ferocious supernatural jaguars and eagles decorated
architecture, pottery and goldwork. Along with sophisticated stone-built temples
and ...
Chav'n (800-200 bcE) was the region's first major civilisation, creating a
distinctive art style in which ferocious supernatural jaguars and eagles decorated
architecture, pottery and goldwork. Along with sophisticated stone-built temples
and ...
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SPIRITS IN ART SUPERNATURAL IMAGES and designs are revealed to the
shaman in drug-induced trance. Powerful narcotics, like ayahuasca, create vivid,
multi-coloured visions in which natural forms can be recombined, made larger, ...
SPIRITS IN ART SUPERNATURAL IMAGES and designs are revealed to the
shaman in drug-induced trance. Powerful narcotics, like ayahuasca, create vivid,
multi-coloured visions in which natural forms can be recombined, made larger, ...
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On earth he is the protective supernatural jaguar. The Sun then commands
another supernatural, Pamuri- mahse, to transport the first people to the earth in a
large canoe. ▽ The maize cobs on this effigy jar are gods associated with fertility
...
On earth he is the protective supernatural jaguar. The Sun then commands
another supernatural, Pamuri- mahse, to transport the first people to the earth in a
large canoe. ▽ The maize cobs on this effigy jar are gods associated with fertility
...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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