World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
(Book #716 in the Very Short Introductions Series)
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The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When compared, however, mythologies reveal certain universal themes or motifs that point to larger trans-cultural issues such as the place of the human species in creation or the nature of deity as a concept...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0197548261
ISBN13:9780197548264
Release Date:January 2023
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.28 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 4.6" x 6.9"
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