From Scythia to Camelot - Couverture souple

Littleton, C. Scott

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0815335660 ISBN 13 : 9780815335665

Editeur : Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

From Scythia to Camelot This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

C. Scott Littleton is professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at occidental College in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of numerous books and articles on comparative Indo-European mythology, including the The New Comparative Anthology: An Anthropological Assesment of the Theories of Georges Dumezil (3rg Edition, 1982). He has also published extensively on Japanese Mythology and Folklore.
Linda A. Malcor is a California-based free-lance writer and researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA and occassionally teaches and lectures on the Arthurian legends. In addition to scholarly publications, she writes fantasy fiction and screenplays.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Also includes 19 maps.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0815335660
• ISBN 13: 9780815335665
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 426