The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 241
... magical powers to novices during initiation rites . The rituals surrounding bisj poles show that they , too , are intended to harbour souls of the dead , keeping them away from the village ; and in appearance they resemble an upended ...
... magical powers to novices during initiation rites . The rituals surrounding bisj poles show that they , too , are intended to harbour souls of the dead , keeping them away from the village ; and in appearance they resemble an upended ...
Page 350
... magic - related ; they concerned the propitiation of demonic forces and included the practice of blood sacrifices . Later , there is evidence of a cult of divine kingship , the kings being regarded as manifestations of the sky divinity ...
... magic - related ; they concerned the propitiation of demonic forces and included the practice of blood sacrifices . Later , there is evidence of a cult of divine kingship , the kings being regarded as manifestations of the sky divinity ...
Page 889
... magic , as in " Astrologers Study- ing an Eclipse " and " Augustus and the Tibur- tine Sibyl . " The allegorical treatment of court life , the violence , and the magic all express salient aspects of life in the late 16th century ...
... magic , as in " Astrologers Study- ing an Eclipse " and " Augustus and the Tibur- tine Sibyl . " The allegorical treatment of court life , the violence , and the magic all express salient aspects of life in the late 16th century ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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