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Journey of the Soul to the Land of the Dead , Visits by the Living to the Regions of
Departed Souls - Connexion of such ... in narratives of visits to the Regions of
Souls - Localization of the Future Life - Distant earthly region : Earthly Paradise ...
Journey of the Soul to the Land of the Dead , Visits by the Living to the Regions of
Departed Souls - Connexion of such ... in narratives of visits to the Regions of
Souls - Localization of the Future Life - Distant earthly region : Earthly Paradise ...
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... the gateway into a complex region of belief . The doctrines which , separate or
compounded , make up the scheme of future existence among particular tribes ,
are principally these : the theories of lingering , wandering , and returning ghosts
...
... the gateway into a complex region of belief . The doctrines which , separate or
compounded , make up the scheme of future existence among particular tribes ,
are principally these : the theories of lingering , wandering , and returning ghosts
...
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4 In Turanian regions of North Asia , the spirits of the dead who have no
restingplace in earth are thought of as lingering above ground , especially where
their dust remains . South Asia has such beliefs : the Karens say that the ghosts
who ...
4 In Turanian regions of North Asia , the spirits of the dead who have no
restingplace in earth are thought of as lingering above ground , especially where
their dust remains . South Asia has such beliefs : the Karens say that the ghosts
who ...
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In the same region of the world , the Kol tribes of Chota Nagpur are remarkable
for their pathetic reverence for their dead . When a Ho or Munda has been
burned on the funeral pile , collected morsels of his bones are carried in
procession with ...
In the same region of the world , the Kol tribes of Chota Nagpur are remarkable
for their pathetic reverence for their dead . When a Ho or Munda has been
burned on the funeral pile , collected morsels of his bones are carried in
procession with ...
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In this region we hear of offerings continued year after year , and even of
messengers sent back by a horde to carry offerings to the tombs of their
forefathers in the old land whence they had emigrated . ? Details of this ancient
rite are to be ...
In this region we hear of offerings continued year after year , and even of
messengers sent back by a horde to carry offerings to the tombs of their
forefathers in the old land whence they had emigrated . ? Details of this ancient
rite are to be ...
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| Title | Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2 Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Author | Sir Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | H. Holt, 1877 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2008 |
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