Myth: A Biography of Belief

A collection of 4 well-constructed and interesting essays about mythology and its relevance today.Leeming moves beyond the mire of fundamentalism-bashing (a fun pastime nonetheless), and tries to frame mythic symbols as they may be evolving and expressing themselves in the modern world.As a quick overview of mythology, this little book satisfies even the scholar, and as a delving into the rich study of myth this book satisfies even more.The strongest and most interesting part of Leeming's method is the dialogue he creates between 'believers' of different myths.For that alone makes this book great.