Hindu Mythology |
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| Author:
| MacKay, Jennifer |
| Series title: | Mythology and Culture Worldwide Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4205-1147-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Lucent Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $47.03 |
Book Description:
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*This new series from Lucent Books is designed to help young readers understand the origins, cultural importance and impact of world mythologies. *These books will explain how mythology reflects the culture that created it. *Each volume focuses on one cultural or national mythology. *Major myths, characters, gods and goddesses, and themes of the mythology are presented with a particular emphasis on tying these stories back to important aspects of the culture that...
More Description*This new series from Lucent Books is designed to help young readers understand the origins, cultural importance and impact of world mythologies.
*These books will explain how mythology reflects the culture that created it.
*Each volume focuses on one cultural or national mythology.
*Major myths, characters, gods and goddesses, and themes of the mythology are presented with a particular emphasis on tying these stories back to important aspects of the culture that produced it.
*Descriptions include, as appropriate, geography, history, natural resources, technological state, social organization, religious beliefs, and values.
*These books also detail how the culture interacted with their gods and goddesses, and how the myths were communicated.
*Each volume contains numerous sidebars and fact boxes, a family tree or diagram that shows relationships of major entities, a pronunciation guide, a glossary, an annotated bibliography and comprehensive index.