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... cult provided the religious basis of the royal authority of the Khmer kings . The devaraja cult grew out of both Hindu and indigenous traditions . It taught that the king was a divine universal ruler , a manifes- tation of the Hindu god ...
... cult provided the religious basis of the royal authority of the Khmer kings . The devaraja cult grew out of both Hindu and indigenous traditions . It taught that the king was a divine universal ruler , a manifes- tation of the Hindu god ...
Page 392
... cult centres that sprang up all along the Nile valley prior to political unification ( c . 2925 BC ) . Once a central government arose , national deities and cults came into existence as well as the cult of the living king . The king ...
... cult centres that sprang up all along the Nile valley prior to political unification ( c . 2925 BC ) . Once a central government arose , national deities and cults came into existence as well as the cult of the living king . The king ...
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... cult . Along with the rise of the personal cults , greater evidence of the use of magic is found . The Egyptians began to believe that they could control a portion of their mystical environment . Scarabs , wadjet eyes , and other potent ...
... cult . Along with the rise of the personal cults , greater evidence of the use of magic is found . The Egyptians began to believe that they could control a portion of their mystical environment . Scarabs , wadjet eyes , and other potent ...
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