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I am the child of earth and of starry heaven; but my race is of heaven, know this well!...
Inscription on a Pythagorean-Orphic funerary tablet, found near Rome (1st or 2nd century)
The mythological ingredient in religion
Religion draws sustenance from the mythological universe that founds its dogmas and laws. Thus, mythology forms part of the body of beliefs that shape the religious experience of a given culture.
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The mythological tradition of Islam
Allegorical reading of sacred texts
