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The World Of Myth
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Author : David Adams Leeming
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1992-02-27
The World Of Myth written by David Adams Leeming and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-02-27 with Social Science categories.
Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh--these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non-Christian cultures. Myth is at once the most particular and the most universal feature of civilization, representing common concerns that each society voices in its own idiom. Whether an Egyptian story of creation or the big-bang theory of modern physics, myth is metaphor, mirroring our deepest sense of ourselves in relation to existence itself. Now, in The World of Myth, Leeming provides a sweeping anthology of myths, ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian islands and modern science. We read stories of great floods from the ancient Babylonians, Hebrews, Chinese, and Mayans; tales of apocalypse from India, the Norse, Christianity, and modern science; myths of the mother goddess from Native American Hopi culture and James Lovelock's Gaia. Leeming has culled myths from Aztec, Greek, African, Australian Aboriginal, Japanese, Moslem, Hittite, Celtic, Chinese, and Persian cultures, offering one of the most wide-ranging collections of what he calls the collective dreams of humanity. More important, he has organized these myths according to a number of themes, comparing and contrasting how various societies have addressed similar concerns, or have told similar stories. In the section on dying gods, for example, both Odin and Jesus sacrifice themselves to renew the world, each dying on a tree. Such traditions, he proposes, may have their roots in societies of the distant past, which would ritually sacrifice their kings to renew the tribe. In The World of Myth, David Leeming takes us on a journey "not through a maze of falsehood but through a marvellous world of metaphor," metaphor for "the story of the relationship between the known and the unknown, both around us and within us." Fantastic, tragic, bizarre, sometimes funny, the myths he presents speak of the most fundamental human experience, a part of what Joseph Campbell called "the wonderful song of the soul's high adventure."
The World Of Myths
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Author : Frank Chapin Bray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
The World Of Myths written by Frank Chapin Bray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with Mythology categories.
The World Of Myths A Dictonary Of Mythology
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Author : F.C. Bray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-02
The World Of Myths A Dictonary Of Mythology written by F.C. Bray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02 with categories.
The World Of Myths Mythology
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Author : Sarah Bartlett
language : en
Publisher: Blandford Press
Release Date : 1998
The World Of Myths Mythology written by Sarah Bartlett and has been published by Blandford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.
Despite the boundaries of geography and time, civilizations around the world have drooped myths that reveal a universal human quest for the meaning of life and a deeper understanding of the mystery of being. Enjoy learning the different interpretations of creation; the sun, moon, heaven, and earth; death, rebirth. and the underworld; heroes, warriors, and their quests; legendary lovers and divine desires; tricksters and beasts and monsters. The myths contained in this fascinating anthology are drawn from a wide array of cultures, among them Greek Egyptian, Indian, African, Norse, South American, Chinese, Japanese, and Native North American. As you read these tales, you will discover a surprising connection to the ancient people who related them. We are all concerned with who we are and where we have come from.
World Of Myths
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Author : Marina Warner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-11
World Of Myths written by Marina Warner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Religion categories.
A compilation of myths from cultures around the world which have been translated from their original languages.
The World Of Myths
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Author : Frank Chaplin Bray
language : en
Publisher: Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd
Release Date : 2006
The World Of Myths written by Frank Chaplin Bray and has been published by Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Mythology categories.
World Of Myths
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Author : Marina Warner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
World Of Myths written by Marina Warner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Vol. two is a compilations of five books. Each author describes the cultural background, written sources, and continuing legacy of the major myths, illustrated throughout by archaeological and artistic evidence.
The Illustrated Book Of Myths
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Release Date : 2007
The Illustrated Book Of Myths written by and has been published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Folklore categories.
A collection of myths from many cultures.
The Illustrated Book Of Myths
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Release Date : 1995
The Illustrated Book Of Myths written by and has been published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Myths are grouped by theme under such headings as Creation, Fertility and Cultivation, Gods and Men, and the Afterlife, allowing readers to compare similar stories from different parts of the world and to gain insight into other cultures. Background information about historical and cultural events includes photos of places and objects mentioned in each story.
The World Of Myths
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Author : F. C. Bray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The World Of Myths written by F. C. Bray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.