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Sto caricando le informazioni... The World of Myth: An Anthology (1990)di David Adams Leeming
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This anthology was more than just a collection of myths. There were lists of suggested further reading and of the sources for the different sections. The book was organized by types of myths and Leeming spent some time explaining these types and wrote a short introduction to each featured story. While I was familiar with many of the stories there were also a number that I was seeing for the first time. A good book for those who want more than just a retelling of some myths but aren't ready for the rather dense writings of authors like Joseph Campbell. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh--these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non-Christian cultures. Myth is at once the most particular and the most universal feature of civilization, representing common concerns that each society voices in its own idiom. Whether an Egyptian story of creation or the big-bang theory of modern physics, myth is metaphor, mirroring our deepest sense of ourselves in relation to existence itself. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)201.3Religions Religion Religious mythology, general classes of religion, interreligious relations and attitudes, social theology Mythology and mythological foundationsClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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