Semitic magic : its origins and development

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XIV PEEFACE. It is almost unnecessary to say how much I am indebted to Robertson Smith's Religion of the Semites and Frazer's Golden Bough for the many quotations bearing on this subject which I have taken from them to the Encyclopaedia Bihlica and Jewish Encyclopcedia ; to that storehouse of Arabic folklore, Doughty's Arabia Deserta ; to Curtiss' Primitive Semitic Religion ; to Skeat's Malay Magic ; and to King's various works on Assyrian religion. To my uncle, Frederic Thompson, I owe hearty thanks, not only for the care and trouble which he has taken in reading the proof - sheets, but also for many appropriate suggestions of which I have gladly availed myself. Such a book as this must necessarily be imperfect, and not everyone will agree with the deductions that have been made. But, as Hume says in his discussion on Miracles, " a wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence ... he weighs the opposite experiments : he considers which side is supported by the greater number of experiments : to that side he inclines with doubt and hesitation ; and when at last he fixes his judgment, the evidence exceeds not what we properly call prohahilityJ' London. July, 1908. R. Campbell Thompson. ;
CONTENTS. PAGES. Introduction . xvii-lxviii I. The Demons and Ghosts .... 1-94 11. Demoniac Possession and Tabu . . 95-141 III. IV. Sympathetic Magic The Atonement Sacrifice .... . . 142-174 175-218 V. The Redemption of the Firstborn . 219-244 Appendix . Index . 245-256 257-283 List of Biblical Quotations . 285-286
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Page 3: lO i r Ay' 1 s^
Page 7: VOL. I : Indian VOL. II : The Xu3ac
Page 11 and 12: SEMITIC MAGIC ITS ORIGINS AND DEVEL
Page 13: TO MY UNCLE FREDEEIC THOMPSON, WHaS
Page 16 and 17: Xll PEEFACE. (1) All evil spirits c
Page 20 and 21: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. A.J.S.L. Ame
Page 22 and 23: xviu PRIESTS AND WIZARDS. a lovesic
Page 24 and 25: XX CONJUEING TRICKS. that when he c
Page 26 and 27: xxii CLASSES OF PRIESTS. consults g
Page 28 and 29: Xxiv WIZARDS AND WITCHES. March tho
Page 30 and 31: XXVI WIZARDS AND WITCHES. ' Makhc,
Page 32 and 33: xxviii WIZARDS AND WITCHES. This in
Page 34 and 35: XXX MAGIC IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. The
Page 36 and 37: XXXU ARAB WIZARDS. imbibed too free
Page 38 and 39: V XXXlV ASSYRIAN MAOIC. took away t
Page 40 and 41: xxxvi MODERN MAGICAL BOOKS. Diodoru
Page 42 and 43: xxxviii THE INCANTATION SERIES. for
Page 44 and 45: h . r^: ^^ xl THE UTUKKI lIMmTI-SER
Page 46 and 47: xiii thp: ritual tablets. other nat
Page 48 and 49: xliv THE HEART-PLANT. Prayer for th
Page 50 and 51: xlvi THREE COMrONENTS IN AN INCANTA
Page 52 and 53: i xlviii PARALLELS FROM THE MALAYS.
Page 54 and 55: 1 KNOWLEDGE OF THE NAME IN MAGIC. b
Page 56 and 57: Hi THE INCANTATION OF ERIDU. of the
Page 58 and 59: liv WATER IN MAGIC. of Creation"; a
Page 60 and 61: lyi ASHES IN MAGIC. became unclean
Page 62 and 63: Iviii THE MAGIC CIRCLE. the night,"
Page 64 and 65: Ix THE MAGIC CIRCLE. bed of the wom
Page 66 and 67: j^.. AMULETS. be quoted. A late Heb
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Ixiv LOVE CHARMS. are further descr
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Ixvi CHARMS TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
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Ixviii SUMMARY. thee " is due to an
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2 CLASSES OF SPIRITS. as much of mo
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4 RABBINIC BELIEFS. be known by the
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6 SYRIAC BELIEFS. a man pass by the
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8 ASSYRIAN NECROMANCY. from Hades.
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10 DESECRATION OF GRAVES. If the bo
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12 " I rest calone ; DESTINY AMONG
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1^ OFFERINGS TO THE DEAD. thereof,
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16 OFFERINGS TO THE DEAD. in dreams
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18 NAILING DOAVN THE SPIRIT. While
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20 WOMEN DYING IN CHILDBED. her chi
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22 WOMEN DYING IN CHILDBED. The mag
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24 CLAIM ON FRIENDS. Now if any one
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26 TABU ON SEEING CORPSE. By the wo
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28 SPIRIT TRANSFERRED TO WATER. it
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30 SPIRIT TRANSFERRED TO WATER. him
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32 LAYING THE GHOST. of a harlot. H
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34 LAYING THE GHOST. of the white p
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36 PARALLEL FROM MALAYS. showed its
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38 TFE EXTERNAL SOUL. I get it ? "
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40 THE RABl^TT, The evil Spirit is
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42 THE LABARTU. strangles the babe.
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44 Spirit that standeth near, THE S
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46 GUARDIAN ANGELS. The magician en
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48 THE SEVEN SPIRITS. Evil are they
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50 THE SEVEN SPIRITS. They are the
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52 THE SEVEN SPIRITS. there is ment
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54 * ECLIPSES. The Assyrian text ru
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56 THE SEVEN SPIRITS. *' . . . grea
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58 THE JINN. The demons of the Rabb
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60 THE GHOUL. who are riding them a
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62 THE KIRI) AND HASSAD. The Kird i
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64 THE MOTHER-GODDESS. head to her
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66 LILITH. to discriminate accurate
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68 LILITH. The lilu and liUtu must
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70 MEN MARRIED TO SPIRITS. satisfyi
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72 DEMIGODS. their confinement, bec
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74 THE STORY OF TOBIAS. In the Slav
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76 SPIRITS MARRIED TO WOMEN. demons
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78 DEMIGODS. answer to prayer. When
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80 BARREN WOMEN. the well of the sh
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82 FEVER. Besides these actual demo
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84 NAMTARU. that the Plague-god may
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86 THE ANGEL OF DEATH. That which I
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88 THE EVIL EYE. The curiously pers
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90 THE HAUNTS OF DEMONS. 1904, the
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92 HAUNTED HOUSES. down to the lowe
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94 SUMMARY. a visitation from super
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96 SICKNESS AND DEMONIAC POSSESSION
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98 SICKNESS DUE TO DEMONS. One of t
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100 THE DEMONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
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102 THE DEMONS OF PALESTINE. are in
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104 THE DEMONS OF PALESTINE. Now th
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106 THE DEMONS OF TALESTINE. After
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108 SAVAGE TABUS. disease, not only
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110 UNCLEAN TABUS. the dangerous ta
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112 CUNEIFORM TABLETS AND TABU. sav
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114 TABU ON THE CORPSE. connected w
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116 TABU ON MENSTRUATION. It is the
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118 AMONG THE HEBREWS. not been run
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120 AMONO THE ASSYRIANS. the savage
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122 TABU ON CHILDBIRTH IN ASSYRIA.
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124 THE MAMIT OR TABU. Or which hat
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126 22. 1 1 4. 115. 116. 117. THE M
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128 THE MAMIT OR TABU. against the
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130 UNCLEAN TABUS. The evidence bef
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132 TABU ON THE K'Rl. be seen how f
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134 TABU ON MARRIAGE AND CHILDBIRTH
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136 TABU ON CHILDBIRTH. The former
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138 ROYAL TABU. past, or death may
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140 ROYAL TABU. "a, lucky day" and
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142 III. SYMPATHETIC MAGIC. Hithert
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144 WAX FIGUEES. In late Hebrew mag
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146 NAIL-PARINGS AND DUST. the mode
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148 KNOWING THE NAME. A prayer in E
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150 WAX FIGURES IN ASSYRIA. man, qu
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152 WAX riOURES IN ASSYRIA. [Fire-g
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154 MATERIALS FOR FIGURES. not carr
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156 RITUAL BEFORE BATTLE. he knew.
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158 RITUAL BEFORE BATTLE. Flesh of
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160 WAX FIGURES ATTRACTING THE DISE
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162 PARALLELS AMONG THE MALAYS. the
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164 PARTICOLOURED THREADS. Again, i
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166 TYING ENOTS. tied on to the hea
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168 PARALLELS FROM THE ARABS. foldi
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170 PARTICOLOURED CORDS. Among the
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172 TYING KNOTS. The primitive East
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174 SUMMARY. in ancient Greece and
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176 KIPFER AND KUPFTIRU. for an ' a
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178 ASSYRIAN AND ARAB ATONEMENTS. N
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180 DEMONS ENTICED OUT OF THE SICK
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182 ATONEMENTS AND SIN-OFFERINGS. I
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184 SAVAGE CUSTOMS IN ATONEMENT. sa
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186 EVIL CARRIED AWAY BY BIRDS. the
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188 PARALLEL IN ASSYRIAN. a torch o
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190 UNCLEAN TABUS. the word. Touchi
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192 CONNECTION BETWEEN SIN AND SICK
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194 THE BURNT-OFFERINa AND THE ATON
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196 BLOOD IN THE ATONEMENT SACRIFIC
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198 CONFUSION OF OFFERINGS. burnt -
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200 THE BARREN VALLEY. places' are
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202 THE ATONEMENT EXORCISM. the Roy
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204 ' ATONEMENT ' FOR THE EVIL EYE.
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206 CEREMONY FROM THE ^S UEFU-BERIE
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208 'atonement' with the body op a
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210 ^atonement' with the body of a
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212 EXORCISM AGAINST HEADACHE. wall
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214 PURIFICATION IN ASSYRIAN. The C
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216 OATHS AND VOWS. that 8uch oaths
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218 PKESUMPTUOUS SINS. misdeeds tha
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220 TRADITIONAL ORIGINS OF REDEMPTI
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222 TRADITION OF THE ORIGIN OF MAGI
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224 THE QUESTION OF HUMAN SACRIFICE
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226 MODERN CUSTOMS OF REDEMPTION. r
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228 THE FEBV, When a man finishes a
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230 SUBSTITUTION AMONG OTHER NATION
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236 NOT RIGHT OF PATERNITY. at a pe
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238 PREHISTORIC CANNIBALISM. a hypo
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240 CANNIBALISM AMONGST THE SEMITES
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242 CANNIBALISM AMONaST THE SEMITES
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244 SELECTION OF THE FIRSTBORN. the
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246 APPENDIX. (2) Of offerings to g
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248 Ill, 56. APPENDIX. " Tabu of fi
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250 II, 67. 68. APPENDIX. " " Hath
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252 II, 69. APPENDIX. (17) Of sorce
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254 APPENDIX. trees planted on a pu
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256 APPENDIX. to be rendered-'* the
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258 Aaatu, 151, 245. Augels, Ivi, I
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260 Bitumen in magic, As, lix, 154,
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262 Coffer of marble in magic, A, 3
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264 H, 91 ; Maronite, 42 ; graveyar
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266 Face in magic, A, 211. Faditra,
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268 God, Bukhara, 169 ; I, 164. See
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270 Iron in magic, A, 18, 31, 60, 1
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272 Looking-glass in magic, A, H, 2
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274 Iv Ixi ff. ; not to be mentione
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276 Pumpkin in magic, Malagasy, 213
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278 Sheep, A, 16, 226, 227, 229, 23
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280 191 ; giying totems (animals) t
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282 S, liii ; see Coloured for two
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Genesis : — — 285 LIST OF BIBLI
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