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... underworld , from which he returns not on his horse but on a goose . This last detail is somewhat suspicious . Not because it is difficult to imagine a flight through the hole that leads to the underworld , 57 but because a flight on ...
... underworld , from which he returns not on his horse but on a goose . This last detail is somewhat suspicious . Not because it is difficult to imagine a flight through the hole that leads to the underworld , 57 but because a flight on ...
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... underworld proper consists of villages like those on earth , each family having its house . The road to the underworld begins directly under the funeral pyre , and remains open only long enough for the dead person to pass through.106 ...
... underworld proper consists of villages like those on earth , each family having its house . The road to the underworld begins directly under the funeral pyre , and remains open only long enough for the dead person to pass through.106 ...
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... underworld , catches her soul in a basket , and returns it to earth . In the Mangaian version Kura kills herself accidentally and is brought back from the underworld by her husband . In Hawaii the roles of the New Zealand Hutu and Pare ...
... underworld , catches her soul in a basket , and returns it to earth . In the Mangaian version Kura kills herself accidentally and is brought back from the underworld by her husband . In Hawaii the roles of the New Zealand Hutu and Pare ...
Contents
Approaches 3The Bestowal of Shamanic Powers | 13 |
Recruiting among the Tungus 17Recruiting among | 23 |
Initiatory Sicknesses and Dreams | 33 |
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