967円 La funzione della preghiera non deve ridursi ad una petulante questua della grazia divina, attraverso formule sempre uguali, prive di sentimento personale. I brani di questa raccolta mostrano come nel “paganesimo”, inteso qui come “non cristiano”, siano presenti sinceri dialoghi spirituali tra i ...

150円 In "Legends of Ma-ui'Äîa demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina," W. D. Westervelt offers a compelling tapestry of Polynesian mythology that interweaves the adventures of the demigod MƒÅui and his mother, Hina. The prose combines rich, evocative imagery with a lyrical quality that immerses...

562円 This manuscript of the Mythology of the Yoruba Religion-Cariocha, as the importance of this cult, the past is the present, as the present to meet the future, thus regulate their functions in religious rituals. It’s linked between the created and the creator Oloddumare (God) and his emissaries and...

150円 In "Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language," Myron Eells offers a poignant exploration of spiritual expression within the unique linguistic landscape of the Chinook Jargon. This collection harmonizes traditional hymnody with the distinct lexicon and syntax of the Jargon, a pidgin language that emer...

357円 Excerpt: "In many villages, during the festival to the village deity, water is poured over a sheep's back, and it is accepted as a good sign if it shivers. "When the people are economical, they keep on pouring water till it does shiver, to avoid the expense of providing a second victim for sacrif...

357円 Excerpt: "The word Korono is said to be derived from kirāni, which means a writer or clerk. The origin of the Koronos is uncertain. One writer says that they are Kāyasts of Northern India, who are of Kshatriya origin. Mr. R. C. Dutt says, in his History of Ancient India, that, according to Manu, ...

357円 Excerpt: "Palli or Vanniyan.ーWriting concerning this caste the Census Superintendent, 1871, records that "a book has been written by a native to show that the Pallis (Pullies or Vanniar) of the south are descendants of the fire races (Agnikulas) of the Kshatriyas, and that the Tamil Pullies were...

357円 Excerpt: "This is, so far as I know, the only monograph on Chinese mythology in any non-Chinese language. Nor do the native works include any scientific analysis or philosophical treatment of their myths."

357円 Excerpt: "'In 1894, equipped with a set of anthropometric instruments obtained on loan from the Asiatic Society of Bengal, I commenced an investigation of the tribes of the Nīlgiri hills, the Todas, Kotas, and Badagas, bringing down on myself the unofficial criticism that "anthropological researc...

357円 Excerpt: "The Marakkāyars are described, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as "a Tamil-speaking Musalman tribe of mixed Hindu and Musalman origin, the people of which are usually traders. They seem to be distinct from the Labbais (q.v.) in several respects, but the statistics of the two have app...

357円 Excerpt: "...."We embarked," he writes, "in a boat (at Hampi on the Tungabhadra) which exactly corresponds to my idea of the coracle of the ancient Britons. It consists of a very large, round wicker basket, about eight or nine feet in diameter, covered over with leather, and propelled by paddles....

357円 Excerpt: "The Chakkiliyan men in Madras are tattooed not only on the forehead, but also with their name, conventional devices, dancing-girls, etc., on the chest and upper extremities. It has been noticed as a curious fact that, in the Madura district, "while the men belong to the right-hand facti...