The World of Myth: An Anthology - Couverture souple

Leeming, David Adams

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019090013X ISBN 13 : 9780190900137

Editeur : Oxford Univ Pr, 2018

Synopsis

Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, The World of Myth, Third Edition, offers a uniquely comprehensive collection of myths from numerous cultures around the globe. Featuring a thematic organization, it helps students understand world mythology as a metaphor for humanity's search for meaning in a complex world.

Author David Leeming provides a sweeping anthology of myths, ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian islands and modern science. Students will be captivated by stories of great floods from the ancient Babylonians, Hebrews, Chinese, and Mayans; tales of apocalypse from India, the Norse, Christianity, and modern science; and 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, Caribbean, Japanese, Muslim, Hittite, Celtic, Chinese, and Persian cultures, offering one of the most wide-ranging collections of what he calls the "collective dreams of humanity".

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Leeming is Emeritus Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. He is the author or editor of numerous books on world mythology, including The Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Univ Pr
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019090013X
• ISBN 13: 9780190900137
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 331
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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