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... which can remain in the house with the body , plague the living , and cause sickness , till it departs or is driven by the sorcerer to the bank of the River Wolta , where the ghosts build themselves houses and dwell .
... which can remain in the house with the body , plague the living , and cause sickness , till it departs or is driven by the sorcerer to the bank of the River Wolta , where the ghosts build themselves houses and dwell .
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... sending the good in peace to a happy place , but killing the wicked a second time with the club that stands ready before his dwelling ; or else the departed shall be judged by their god at the river of death , to be gently wafted by ...
... sending the good in peace to a happy place , but killing the wicked a second time with the club that stands ready before his dwelling ; or else the departed shall be judged by their god at the river of death , to be gently wafted by ...
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Ellis , ' Madagascar , ' vol . i . pp . 253 , 364. See Taylor , ' New Zealand , ' p . 220 . proceed to the river and bathe , and having thus. 3 Krapf , ' E. Afr . ' p . 150 . 4 T. J. Hutchinson , p . 206 . 5 Cavazzi , ' Congo , etc.
Ellis , ' Madagascar , ' vol . i . pp . 253 , 364. See Taylor , ' New Zealand , ' p . 220 . proceed to the river and bathe , and having thus. 3 Krapf , ' E. Afr . ' p . 150 . 4 T. J. Hutchinson , p . 206 . 5 Cavazzi , ' Congo , etc.
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proceed to the river and bathe , and having thus lustrated themselves , they repair to the banquet and eat , drink , and make merry as though they never were to die . ” ! With more continuance of affection , Naga tribes of Assam ...
proceed to the river and bathe , and having thus lustrated themselves , they repair to the banquet and eat , drink , and make merry as though they never were to die . ” ! With more continuance of affection , Naga tribes of Assam ...
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need not be repented here of the soul's dread journey by caverns and rocky paths and weary plains , over steep and slippery mountains , by frail bark or giddy bridge across gulfs or rushing rivers , abiding the fierce onset of the ...
need not be repented here of the soul's dread journey by caverns and rocky paths and weary plains , over steep and slippery mountains , by frail bark or giddy bridge across gulfs or rushing rivers , abiding the fierce onset of the ...
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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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