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A - K. Myth and Mythology yth is a collective term denoting a symbolic narrative in religion , as distinguished from sym- bolic behaviour ( cult , ritual ) and symbolic places or objects ... Myth and Mythology 715 MYTH AND MYTHOLOGY.
A - K. Myth and Mythology yth is a collective term denoting a symbolic narrative in religion , as distinguished from sym- bolic behaviour ( cult , ritual ) and symbolic places or objects ... Myth and Mythology 715 MYTH AND MYTHOLOGY.
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... knowledge . Myth and religion . The place of myth in various reli- gious traditions differs . Ritual and other practices . The idea that the principal function of a myth is to provide a justification for 720 Myth and Mythology.
... knowledge . Myth and religion . The place of myth in various reli- gious traditions differs . Ritual and other practices . The idea that the principal function of a myth is to provide a justification for 720 Myth and Mythology.
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... myth Mythologi- cal aspects of architec- ture Myth as a source of the drama and the dance. function of a myth is to provide a justification for a ritual was adopted without any great attempt to make a case for it ... Myth and Mythology 721.
... myth Mythologi- cal aspects of architec- ture Myth as a source of the drama and the dance. function of a myth is to provide a justification for a ritual was adopted without any great attempt to make a case for it ... Myth and Mythology 721.
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