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Sokolova, Z.P Zhivotnye v Religiiakh
[ Animals in religions.]
St. Petersburg: Lan`, 1998
288 p
Hardcover
ISBN: 5811400330
Language: RussianTraces of animal worship, totemism, can be found not only in ancient Egypt or India but also among Siberian and North American native peoples. Zeus presented himself to humans as an ox, swan, or eagle; and Jehovah as a ram. The author is a seasoned ethnographer, she takes examples of different cultures, including the Siberian bear and Burmese cobra cults, to show mystical animal worship and sacrifice and their influence on the formation of religions. Bibliography. 74 illustrations.
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