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But there is general evidence of a shift in interest and authority from the gods of
vegetation and animal fertility — subject to human weaknesses, to suffering,
misfortune and death — to the gods of the sky: the moon, the sun and the planets,
the ...
But there is general evidence of a shift in interest and authority from the gods of
vegetation and animal fertility — subject to human weaknesses, to suffering,
misfortune and death — to the gods of the sky: the moon, the sun and the planets,
the ...
Page 174
association with older organic vitalities — with an even more ancient
manifestation of the son, Horus, and his father, Osiris, the god of vegetation and
the teacher of agriculture and the handicrafts to men. In symbolism, the king was
originally a ...
association with older organic vitalities — with an even more ancient
manifestation of the son, Horus, and his father, Osiris, the god of vegetation and
the teacher of agriculture and the handicrafts to men. In symbolism, the king was
originally a ...
Page 177
The words that the young Babylonian god Marduk uttered, before becoming the
chief defender of his fellow gods against the ancient goddess of the primal waters
, Tiamat, are the words kings learned to utter long before Marduk took his place ...
The words that the young Babylonian god Marduk uttered, before becoming the
chief defender of his fellow gods against the ancient goddess of the primal waters
, Tiamat, are the words kings learned to utter long before Marduk took his place ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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