Anthropology

Anthropology

The study of human beings and human ancestors through time. Focuses on relation to physical characteristics, environmental effects, social relations and culture. The science of humans.

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Zaccoum

Anthropology; Mythology

A demonic tree in Islamic mythology that grows in hell. Souls trapped in hell are compelled to the the fruit of Zaccoum, which only serves to drive them insane. The fruit ...

ophanim

Anthropology; Mythology

Celestial beings on a par with cherubim and seraphim. They never sleep, spending all their time guarding the throne of God.

Persephone

Anthropology; Mythology

Goddess of spring and flowers and wife of Hades, hence queen of the underworld.

yowie

Anthropology; Mythology

Yowie is the term for an unidentified hominid reputed to lurk in the Australian wilderness. It is an Australian cryptid similar to the Himalayan Yeti and the North American ...

Papa Legba

Anthropology; Mythology

In Haitian Voodoo, Papa Legba is the intermediary between the loa and humanity. He stands at a spiritual crossroad and gives (or denies) permission to speak with the spirits of ...

Loa

Anthropology; Mythology

The Loa are the spirits of the Voodoo religion practiced in Louisiana, Haiti, Benin, and other parts of the world. They are also referred to as Mystères and the Invisibles, in ...