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Chinese people driving away evil spirits at Malacca, Malaysia. Wood engraving by D. Macpherson, 1891.
Date: 12 November 1891Reference: 21439i
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The last sacrament of Saint Jerome. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after Annibale Carracci.
Annibale CarracciReference: 11785i
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Elkanah and Hannah discuss the weaning of Samuel. Mezzotint by G. Graham, 1815.
Date: 1 May 1815Reference: 20553i
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The beginning of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching.
Reference: 21456i
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The newly born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; her mother lies in white on the bed. Coloured engraving by P. Bouttats.
Bouttats, Philibert, 1654 or 1655-Reference: 20987i
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The death of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching by or after J. Callot.
Jacques CallotReference: 21455i
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Boer War: Queen Victoria being presented with flowers by a Victoria Jubilee Nurse at the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin. Halftone, c. 1900, after W. Hatherell after W. C. Mills.
Mills, W. C., active 1900.Date: 1900Reference: 23844i
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A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava and obeisance to the king in Tongatapu, Tonga. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
John WebberDate: 1784Reference: 25433i
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Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion / Jane Harrison.
Jane Ellen HarrisonDate: 1955
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Blackfoot medicine-pipe ceremony / Walter McClintock.
Walter McClintockDate: 1948
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Instruments and sacred objects to perform a Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1725.
Date: 1722Reference: 22887i
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Science, magic and religion : the ritual processes of museum magic / edited by Mary Bouquet and Nuno Porto.
Date: 2006
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Medicina andina : farmacopea y rituales / Jorge A. Lira.
Jorge A. LiraDate: 1985
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Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.
Date: 1814Reference: 10775i
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Weaving the threads of life : the Khita gyn-eco-logical healing cult among the Yaka / René Devisch.
Renaat DevischDate: 1993
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Médecine et sociétés secrètes au Cameroun : prévention et soins précoloniaux Yezum / Nicolas Monteillet.
Monteillet, NicolasDate: [2006], ©2006
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The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Etching by W. Unger after F. Bartolommeo.
Fra BartolomeoReference: 24047i
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Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: immersion ceremony at the Holy Well. Wood engraving by H. Lanos.
Henri LanosReference: 20374i
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Les asẽ du Musée d'Abomey / [Paul Mercier].
Paul MercierDate: 1952
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Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names, or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations, by an interpretation of the names given to children by priestly authority, or assumed by prophets, kings, and hierarchs / by Thomas Inman.
Thomas InmanDate: 1868-1869
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De quelques rites de passage en Savoie / A. van Gennep.
Arnold van GennepDate: 1910
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Conceiving spirits : birth rituals and contested identities among Laujé of Indonesia / Jennifer W. Nourse.
Nourse, JenniferDate: [1999], ©1999
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Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dialjis and mythical sand painting of the Navajo Indians / by James Stevenson.
Stevenson, James, 1840-1888.Date: [1891]
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A funeral procession following a coffin, laid out on a bier, into a church. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
Q559929Date: 1724Reference: 44195i
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A dying man in bed being read the last rites. Lithograph by F. Piloty after L. Bramer.
Leonaert BramerReference: 17567i

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Chinese people driving away evil spirits at Malacca, Malaysia. Wood engraving by D. Macpherson, 1891.

The last sacrament of Saint Jerome. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after Annibale Carracci.

Elkanah and Hannah discuss the weaning of Samuel. Mezzotint by G. Graham, 1815.

The beginning of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching.

The newly born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; her mother lies in white on the bed. Coloured engraving by P. Bouttats.

The death of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching by or after J. Callot.

Boer War: Queen Victoria being presented with flowers by a Victoria Jubilee Nurse at the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin. Halftone, c. 1900, after W. Hatherell after W. C. Mills.

A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava and obeisance to the king in Tongatapu, Tonga. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.

Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion / Jane Harrison.

Blackfoot medicine-pipe ceremony / Walter McClintock.

Instruments and sacred objects to perform a Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1725.

Science, magic and religion : the ritual processes of museum magic / edited by Mary Bouquet and Nuno Porto.

Medicina andina : farmacopea y rituales / Jorge A. Lira.

Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.

Weaving the threads of life : the Khita gyn-eco-logical healing cult among the Yaka / René Devisch.

Médecine et sociétés secrètes au Cameroun : prévention et soins précoloniaux Yezum / Nicolas Monteillet.

The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Etching by W. Unger after F. Bartolommeo.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: immersion ceremony at the Holy Well. Wood engraving by H. Lanos.

Les asẽ du Musée d'Abomey / [Paul Mercier].

Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names, or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations, by an interpretation of the names given to children by priestly authority, or assumed by prophets, kings, and hierarchs / by Thomas Inman.

De quelques rites de passage en Savoie / A. van Gennep.

Conceiving spirits : birth rituals and contested identities among Laujé of Indonesia / Jennifer W. Nourse.

Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dialjis and mythical sand painting of the Navajo Indians / by James Stevenson.

A funeral procession following a coffin, laid out on a bier, into a church. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

A dying man in bed being read the last rites. Lithograph by F. Piloty after L. Bramer.