Book Description
Looks at ancient myths and legends, how they are interpreted today, and what they mean now.
Author : Michael C. McKenzie
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 20,89 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780816044801
Looks at ancient myths and legends, how they are interpreted today, and what they mean now.
Author :
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 29,17 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0486120392
A collection of tales from ancient myth and legend. Isis and Osiris, Gilgamesh, Hercules, Pandora, Quetzalcoatl, and other larger-than-life figures populate these pages in a wonderful treasury for all ages.
Author : Michael Witzel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199812853
Michael Witzel persuasively demonstrates the prehistoric origins of most of the mythologies of Eurasia and the Americas ('Laurasia').
Author : Tony Allan
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1448860458
This captivating volume mixes the myths of Ancient China with the beautiful art and history of the culture. The lavish color photographs bring the earliest achievements of the Chinese people into focus through the beliefs and mythology of one of the world's oldest civilizations. The strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests, and magic symbols at the heart of Ancient China are crucial to understanding how the Chinese people have explained birth, death, creation, love, and other mysteries of life. Written in accessible language, even the most reluctant readers will submerge themselves in the history and mythology that this rich volume provides.
Author : Donna Rosenberg
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2001-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780844259666
World Mythology is a compilation of over 50 great myths and epics. Your students will gain an appreciation and understanding of ancient and modern cultures through myths and epics from the Middle East, Greece and Rome, the Far East and Pacific islands, the British Isles, Northern Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An introduction and historical background supplement each myth. Questions at the end of each selection prompt analysis and response.
Author :
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780756622237
A collection of myths from many cultures.
Author : Ron Smith
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
This book surveys the important available books on mythologies of all parts of the globe and the cultural contexts from which the mythological traditions emerged. Written as a series of bibliographic essays, the guide opens with a description of major reference sources encompassing many cultures, as well as those tracing particular themes (such as that of the creation) across cultures. The other bibliographic essays discuss sources for studying prehistoric mythologies, the mythologies of West Asian peoples (Mesopotamian, Biblical, Islamic, and others), South and East Asian mythologies, European mythologies, American Indian mythologies (North, Central, and South American), African mythologies, and the mythologies of the Pacific and Australia. An appendix on contemporary mythology--mainly American--discusses a wide range of works that examine the beliefs, traditions, and dreams that manifest themselves in spectator sports, politics, advertising, and forms of popular culture in the United States. (RL)
Author : Roy G. Willis
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780805027013
The great myths of the world create meaning out of the fundamental events of human existence: birth, death, conflict, loss, reconciliation, the cycle of the seasons. They speak to us of life itself in voices still intelligible, yet compellingly strange and distant. World Mythology offers readers an authoritative and wide-ranging guide to these enduring mythological traditions, combining the pure narrative of the myths themselves with the background necessary for more complete understanding. Here, noted mythology expert Roy Willis, brings together a team of nineteen leading scholars navigate a clear path through the complexities of myth as they distill the essence of each regional tradition and focus on the most significant figures and the most enthralling stories. All aspects of the world's key mythologies are covered, from tales of warring deities and demons to stories of revenge and metamorphosis; from accounts of lustful gods and star-crossed human lovers to journeys in the underworld. All are told at length and are accompanied by illuminating and readable introductory text. Also included are summaries of important theories about the origins and meaning of myth, and an examination of themes that recur across a range of civilizations. Beautifully illustrated with more than 500 color photographs, works of art, charts, and maps, World Mythology offers readers the most accessible guide yet to the heritage of the world's imagination.
Author : Arthur Cotterell
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,54 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Mythology
ISBN : 0192177478
Author : Roland Barthes
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 32,49 MB
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0809071940
"This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--