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Page 201
... death and in harmony with a divine Crea- tor . Myths of this kind usually involve the shattering of the ideal state by some mischance , with wickedness , dis- ease , and death entering into the world as the result . The Adam and Eve ...
... death and in harmony with a divine Crea- tor . Myths of this kind usually involve the shattering of the ideal state by some mischance , with wickedness , dis- ease , and death entering into the world as the result . The Adam and Eve ...
Page 202
... death . How his soul came to be incarcerated in his corruptible body has been a problem that many myths seek to explain . Such explanations usu- ally involve some idea of the descent of the soul or its divine progenitor from the highest ...
... death . How his soul came to be incarcerated in his corruptible body has been a problem that many myths seek to explain . Such explanations usu- ally involve some idea of the descent of the soul or its divine progenitor from the highest ...
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... Death struck Norway in 1349-50 and killed nearly half the population . The upper classes were particularly hard hit : only one of the bishops survived , and many noble families were reduced to the peasantry by the death of their workers ...
... Death struck Norway in 1349-50 and killed nearly half the population . The upper classes were particularly hard hit : only one of the bishops survived , and many noble families were reduced to the peasantry by the death of their workers ...
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