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... sacred - roof , walls , door , fire , and wel e are areas such as Cambodia where allowing strangers into th e would be sacrilege ; in Africa the house is primarily spiritual , among man , his ancestors , and the earth , and the ...
... sacred - roof , walls , door , fire , and wel e are areas such as Cambodia where allowing strangers into th e would be sacrilege ; in Africa the house is primarily spiritual , among man , his ancestors , and the earth , and the ...
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... sacred is very important , es are not questioned , the symbolic load of artifacts , ndeed the whole land is very great , and the order of r of thought , and the order of the Universe are in close ong the Dogon and Bambara of Mali every ...
... sacred is very important , es are not questioned , the symbolic load of artifacts , ndeed the whole land is very great , and the order of r of thought , and the order of the Universe are in close ong the Dogon and Bambara of Mali every ...
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... sacred or privileged corners or sides is almost the east wall is for the chiefs.23 In China , although the sacred , the northwest corner is the most sacred.24 The divided into four parts : to the right of the door the fe , facing them ...
... sacred or privileged corners or sides is almost the east wall is for the chiefs.23 In China , although the sacred , the northwest corner is the most sacred.24 The divided into four parts : to the right of the door the fe , facing them ...
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