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Oceanic mythology
Oceanic mythology Traditional beliefs of the native inhabitants of
Oceania. The mythological traditions are varied and complex. Among the
Polynesians, there are various accounts of the creation of the world by the celestial deity Tangaroa (Ta'aroa). Maui, the most famous of the Polynesian mythic heroes, often thought of as half god and half human, is known for his cunning deeds. In
Melanesian creation myths, the beginning of the world is seen as a movement that brings order out of chaos. In the daily life of the Melanesians there are a vast number of unseen forces – benevolent spirits, demons, ghosts, and the souls of the departed – to be dealt with by means of elaborate rituals. In
Micronesian creation myths, female deities play a prominent part.
Ancestor worship is also an important part of social life. In most Oceanic mythology, the concept of
mana plays a fundamental role.
Mana is seen as an impersonal, supernatural force that resides in a person, a natural object, or a place.
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Handbook of Classical Mythology
Magazine article from: Journal of American Folklore; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...in paperback as Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical...excellent Handbook of Classical Mythology, part of an ongoing ABC...of accessible handbooks on mythologies worldwide, offers a distinctive overview of Greek and Roman mythology. This book focuses on the...
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Asian Mythologies.
Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies; 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...volume Dictionnaire des mythologies et des religions des societes...his contributions on Iranian mythology (Amesh Spenta [112] and...her stance in treating Hindu mythologies as follows: "We will sacrifice...rather balanced picture of the mythology and religion of the area assigned...
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GETTING `LOST' SHOW PURSUES TV'S MOST ELUSIVE - GENRE - MYTHOLOGY. OR MAYBE THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...challenging and elusive serial format, the mythology show, a genre whose number includes...airs tonight at 8 on Ch. 5. On a mythology show, everything you know is suspect...2002 run, is never just a cigarette. Mythology TV writers aren't in the business of...
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The wheatbelt in contemporary rural mythology.
Magazine article from: Rural Society; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...positioned in contemporary mythologies between the romance...Western Australian mythology. Mythologies are understood both...bush' in Australian mythologies masks the immense...Western Australian mythology. It highlights the...
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Imitative desire in Tolkien's mythology: a Girardian perspective.(J.R.R. Tolkien, Rene Girard)
Magazine article from: Mythlore; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...cautions his readers about those students of mythology who claim to have discovered the key...of myths: There are too many keys to mythology, as there are too many cryptograms in...Chesterton proposes is that the student of mythology ought to become a storyteller himself...
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Barthes: Mythologies.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of European Studies; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...ideological -- of Mythologies. He places the work...strategy'; (v) 'Mythology Today'. Also included...political reading of Mythologies, teasing out its ideological...the 1970 edition of Mythologies included a partial...s radicalization of mythology, even suggesting that...
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The richness of mythology: historian of religion Wendy Doniger wants to restore the subversive and the exotic to the world's most enduring collection of stories. (interview)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 7/15/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...fact, the mythologies of other countries...details. Mythology is also funnier...Some of the mythologies in the book...books about mythology. Why is there...Christian mythology has failed...consequently other mythologies are needed...
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'Age of Mythology' Catapults to Top-Selling Rank.
PR Newswire; 12/17/2002; 700+ words
; ...this holiday season, "Age of Mythology" is backed by a multimillion...on store shelves, "Age of Mythology" has garnered more than 30...Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythologies. "Age of Mythology" is the latest extension of...
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Mythologies of witchcraft in the fifteenth century.
Magazine article from: Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of witchcraft. The single mythology of witchcraft is then explained...aglutination of elements in a single mythology. We now have fuller documentation...century there was not a single mythology of witchcraft but multiple mythologies, and that in certain places...
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Cultural mythology and global leadership.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2009; 544 words
; 9781847204035 Cultural mythology and global leadership. Ed. by Eric...to explore the role that cultural mythology can play in global business leadership...book superheroes; Canadian settler mythology; the syncretic Caribbean religions...
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Norse Mythology
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Norse Mythology Norse mythology comes from the northernmost part of Europe, Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. The mythology of this region is grim, shadowed by long, sunless winters. But...
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mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
mythology Literally, telling of stories...seasons, birth, death and fate. Most mythologies have an established pantheon, or...anthropomorphic. See also African mythology ; Celtic mythology ; Central and South American mythology...
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Japanese Mythology
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Japanese Mythology The mythology of Japan has a long history dating back more than 2,000 years...developed in India and came to Japan from China and Korea. Japanese mythology includes a vast number of gods, goddesses, and spirits. Most...
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Mythology and Psychoanalysis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...driven discontinuity, while mythology (myths) would be a "structure...instincts is so to say our mythology. Instincts are mythical entities...reality of desire. Thus the mythologies closest to the mental apparatus...strictly speaking, Greco-Roman mythology is the most prevalent. Germanic...
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Persian Mythology
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Persian Mythology Persian mythology developed in what is now Iran after about 1500 b.c. About a...but added new themes, deities, and myths. The result was a mythology based on a dualistic vision: a cosmic conflict between good and...
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