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... practice to represent such figures as dead ( usually on biers ) . This foreshadowed a gener- al revival of the Greek practice of erecting fu- nerary monuments , rather than tombs , during the 16th century . Since the Renaissance , the ...
... practice to represent such figures as dead ( usually on biers ) . This foreshadowed a gener- al revival of the Greek practice of erecting fu- nerary monuments , rather than tombs , during the 16th century . Since the Renaissance , the ...
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... practice of witch- craft ( the cause of otherwise unexplained sick- nesses or natural disasters ) is punished . cross - cultural beliefs 19 : 895c witch ball , possibly a corruption of the 18th- century term watch ball , a hollow glass ...
... practice of witch- craft ( the cause of otherwise unexplained sick- nesses or natural disasters ) is punished . cross - cultural beliefs 19 : 895c witch ball , possibly a corruption of the 18th- century term watch ball , a hollow glass ...
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... practice 2 : 917b Islamic early practices 9 : 983h Islamic ritual and origin with Muḥammad 12 : 606e Jain principles and practices 10 : 11h Japanese religious ceremonies 10 : 98d Jewish development in concept and form 10 : 294a Lutheran ...
... practice 2 : 917b Islamic early practices 9 : 983h Islamic ritual and origin with Muḥammad 12 : 606e Jain principles and practices 10 : 11h Japanese religious ceremonies 10 : 98d Jewish development in concept and form 10 : 294a Lutheran ...
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