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This fascinating work explores the role of the serpent and its associated mythology in various world cultures. The authors draw on sources from Central America, Africa, and Asia to show how the serpent has inspired spiritual beliefs and practices across time and space. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Serpent and Siva Worship and Mythology, in Central America, Africa, and Asia: And the Origin of Serpent Worship; Two Treatises From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains I Roll down their golden sand '4 From many an ancient river, 0' From many a palmy plain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.