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... Eastern antiquity that have not survived to modern times , special attention is given in The cultural context 91 General considerations 91 Middle Eastern worldviews and basic religious thought 92 The concept of the sacred Views of man ...
... Eastern antiquity that have not survived to modern times , special attention is given in The cultural context 91 General considerations 91 Middle Eastern worldviews and basic religious thought 92 The concept of the sacred Views of man ...
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... Eastern religion . Classical literature remains an important source for ancient Middle Eastern religion . The Roman historian Livy wrote many descriptions of religious rites of the an- cient Middle East . The Roman poet Virgil's Aeneid ...
... Eastern religion . Classical literature remains an important source for ancient Middle Eastern religion . The Roman historian Livy wrote many descriptions of religious rites of the an- cient Middle East . The Roman poet Virgil's Aeneid ...
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... eastern frontier with China . The northern intermontane basins . Around and be- tween the main ranges mentioned above lie an important series of basins . In the northwest of the country , tucked between the Altai , the Hangayn , and the ...
... eastern frontier with China . The northern intermontane basins . Around and be- tween the main ranges mentioned above lie an important series of basins . In the northwest of the country , tucked between the Altai , the Hangayn , and the ...
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