World Mythology: a Very Short Introduction |
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| Author:
| Leeming, David A. |
| Series title: | Very Short Introductions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-754826-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2024 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.14AUD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction is organized around universal motifs: Creation, the Flood, the Hero Quest, the Trickster/Culture Hero, the Pantheons, the High God, and the Great Goddess. David Leeming compares examples of each motif from a variety of cultures--Greek, Egyptian, Norse, American Indian, African, Polynesian, Jewish, Christian, Hindu--treating them as reflections of the cultures that "dreamed" them and exposing their universalsignificance, creating a "world mythology."
World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction is organized around universal motifs: Creation, the Flood, the Hero Quest, the Trickster/Culture Hero, the Pantheons, the High God, and the Great Goddess. David Leeming compares examples of each motif from a variety of cultures--Greek, Egyptian, Norse, American Indian, African, Polynesian, Jewish, Christian, Hindu--treating them as reflections of the cultures that "dreamed" them and exposing their universalsignificance, creating a "world mythology."