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... ritual purity , regardless of whether he is particularly moral or fervent . Celibacy would be such an objec- tive mark of special state and ritual purity . Celibacy probably is derived from taboos that regarded sexual power as a rival ...
... ritual purity , regardless of whether he is particularly moral or fervent . Celibacy would be such an objec- tive mark of special state and ritual purity . Celibacy probably is derived from taboos that regarded sexual power as a rival ...
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... ritual and the quite widely pre- ferred use of a stone knife rather than a metal one suggest a great antiquity of the opera- tion . Wherever the operation is performed as a traditional rite , it is done either before or at puberty and ...
... ritual and the quite widely pre- ferred use of a stone knife rather than a metal one suggest a great antiquity of the opera- tion . Wherever the operation is performed as a traditional rite , it is done either before or at puberty and ...
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... Ritual kinship rites are practiced , associated with a washing - of - hands ritual ; many gifts are exchanged . A small number of Cuicatec have embraced Roman Catholicism . Cuijp ( Dutch surname ) : see under Cuyp . Cuilapa , also ...
... Ritual kinship rites are practiced , associated with a washing - of - hands ritual ; many gifts are exchanged . A small number of Cuicatec have embraced Roman Catholicism . Cuijp ( Dutch surname ) : see under Cuyp . Cuilapa , also ...
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