...as the source of the writings of Judaism (in this context identified as a religion opposed to Zoroastrianism), and possessed of all possible sins and evil cou
...n to doubt. Aži Dahaka asked these two yazatas for power to depopulate the world. Being representatives of the Good, they of course refused.
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...ge, ''mythology'' is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'')
==Religion and mythology==
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay
*The setting for the ''Heroes in Hell'' shared world series of Bangsian Fantasy works by Janet Morris, C. J. Cherryh and others.
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...es are by no means limited to Egypt alone. They can be found all over the world (although one may be hard-pressed to find a living Mummy in any place other
When the Egyptian religion was first being developed, the people realized that they needed a way to pr
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...is not of the same status as those dominant beliefs. Thus, [[Rome|Roman]] religion is called "myth" by [[Christianity|Christians]]. In that way, both myth and
Contemporary folklore common in the Western world includes the [[urban legend]] and the [[conspiracy theory]]. There are many
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In the early Vedic religion, '''Vritra'''(Sanskrit: वृत्र (Devanāgarī) or Vṛtra (IAST)) w
According to the Rig Veda, Vritra kept the waters of the world captive until he was killed by Indra, who destroyed all the ninety-nine for
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...has many different faces and variations. Found in many cultures around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetative deities springing up
...re modern embodiment might be found in Peter Pan, who enters the civilized world from a nether land, not only clothed in green but wearing leaves as well.)
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...statue of Lamashtu, in hopes the boat would carry the demoness back to her world.
.../ref=sr_1_1/104-8059691-6811967?ie=UTF8&s=books Smith W. ''Lectures on the Religion of Semites'']
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==Magic and religion==
...term "magic" became a negative term, and among the followers of the Judaic religion was recorded into Western history with its denigrating meaning. In times of
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...God. Hence it is that they are said to be animated by a violent hatred of religion and the clergy. The sight of a soutane, or the sound of a bell, puts them t
*Keightley, Thomas (reprint edition 2000) ''The World of Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People'', pp 420–422.
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...itionary Force, eventually rising to the rank of Captain and served during World War I. Spencer was a charismatic and eloquent man, who could feel great emp
...y, music, art and poetry, the disillusioned and jaded Spencer wandered the world and became something of a hedonist, turning to the baser methods of gratifi
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...tian Paganism of Europe. Wicca is thus sometimes referred to as the '''Old Religion'''. The veracity of Gardner's claims cannot be independently proven, and it
===Wicca as a magical religion===
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...ell as wife and sister of [[Zeus]]. Many of the older temples in the Greek world belonged to her.
*Burkert Walter, ''Greek Religion'' 1985.
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...ore the Second Coming was apparently popular enough in the early Christian world to be denounced in the Gospel of John:
...the same story, which was regarded there as a great proof of the Christian religion (Matthew Paris, "Chron. Majora", ed. Luard, London, 1880, v. 340-341). The
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Scholars of religion hold that people in the time of the [[Hebrew Bible]] had beliefs and supers
...arly [[Israelite]] views about the [[creation (theology)|creation]] of the world and of humanity are derived from the mythology and folklore of the surround
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...es of the year when the spiritual world may make contact with the physical world and when magic level is at its peak.
It is celebrated in much of the Western world, though most common in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Irel
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Each culture has its own particular body of concepts dealing with [[magic]], religion, benevolent and harmful [[spirit]]s, and ritual; and these ideas do not fin
...own doctrines, though this has become less common, at least in the Western world. According to some religious doctrines, all forms of magic are labeled witc
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...empirical perception, or a belief that a ''true'' human perception of the world trancends logical reasoning or intellectual comprehension.
...nerally to various mystical sects within [[Christianity]]. While [[Eastern religion]]s tend to find the concept of mysticism redundant, non-traditional knowled
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...dic religion|Vedic]] traditions and also other branches of [[Indo-European religion|Indo-European mythologies]] show, the notion of demon has existed for many
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*Burkert, Walter, 1985. ''Greek Religion'' (Harvard University Press)
*Ruck, Carl A.P. and Danny Staples, 1994. ''The World of Classical Myth''. (Carolina Academic Press)
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