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Odhinn and Tรฝr: war, law and magic in the Germanic tradition

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Notes on mythical sovereignty in the Germanic tradition: a comparison between the two divinities (Odhinn and Tรฝr) assigned to the ambit, from the point of view of the "Indo-European functional tripartite division", of the so-called "First function" - in the light of the historical evidence emerging from Tacitus's โ€œGermanyโ€ and of comparative studies (with the Vedic and Roman traditions) of the French historian of religions Georges Dumรฉzil.

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โ€œAltiplanoโ€: the pangs of Pachamama and the Anima Mundi

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Brosens and Woodworth's film is much more than a heartfelt appeal to the conservation of our planet's natural resources: in the drama of Saturnina, symbolisms and sacred conceptions of the New and Old World converge, which allow us to address the question on multiple levels intimately connected between They.

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The festival of Lughnasadh / Lammas and the Celtic god Lugh

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In ancient times, among the Celtic populations, at the beginning of August Lughnasadh / Lammas was celebrated, the festival of the first harvest, established according to the myth by the god Lugh himself. An analysis of the functions of the latter will allow us to highlight its remarkable versatility and correspondences with other divinities of the Indo-European traditions (such as Apollo, Belenus and Odin) and even with two divine powers of the Judeo-Christian tradition apparently opposed to each other. : Lucifer and the archangel Michael.

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