The Life-giving Myth, and Other EssaysGrove Press, 1953 - 252 pages |
Table des matières
CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION | 6 |
THE LIFEGIVING MYTH | 9 |
FLYING THROUGH THE AIR | 28 |
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ancient appear become beginning believe belongs brother Buddhist called carry caste century ceremony Ceylon CHAPTER chief common completely cross-cousin culture custom dead death divine earth Egypt Egyptian emotion evidence example existence explain fact father Fiji Fijian Fire-walking give gods Greek guest hand head idea important India initiation interest Islam island king kinship knowledge known land language less living look male marriage means merely mind myth nature never object observed offering once origin perform person possible present priests reason religion remains represents result rite ritual rule sacred seems side Sinhalese social spirit stone success suggestion tell theory things thought told trace tradition tribe true turned understand Väddas whole worship