Journal of Mediterranean Studies, Volume 3Mediterranean Institute, University of Malta, 1993 |
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Page 216
... considered both Nile water and moisture as god Osiris himself who rendered this water holy . To drink Osiris was to ... considered as benign in contrast to Seth's aggressive rays in the morning . Life therefore flourished at night more ...
... considered both Nile water and moisture as god Osiris himself who rendered this water holy . To drink Osiris was to ... considered as benign in contrast to Seth's aggressive rays in the morning . Life therefore flourished at night more ...
Page 229
... considered purely cultic . The installation is extremely simple composed solely of an undressed nucleus of stone , thrust into an irregular depression where it is held firmly in place with wedges . ' The stone is a different limestone ...
... considered purely cultic . The installation is extremely simple composed solely of an undressed nucleus of stone , thrust into an irregular depression where it is held firmly in place with wedges . ' The stone is a different limestone ...
Page 325
... considered to be magical by the Catholic Church . In the opinion of Malinowski , the saints become , in popular practice , passive accomplices of magic . Thus they can provide rain by being placed in a field , stop flows of lava by ...
... considered to be magical by the Catholic Church . In the opinion of Malinowski , the saints become , in popular practice , passive accomplices of magic . Thus they can provide rain by being placed in a field , stop flows of lava by ...
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Journal of Mediterranean Studies | 1 |
Continuities Contradictions | 30 |
The Caccia di Tori Regeneration | 46 |
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