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African Myths of Origin

Author : Stephen Belcher
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141935316
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book African Myths of Origin written by Stephen Belcher and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From impassioned descriptions of animal-creators to dramatic stories of communities forced to flee monstrous crocodiles, all the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Together, they create a kaleidoscopic picture of the rich and varied oral traditions that have shaped the culture and society of successive generations of Africans for thousands of years, throughout the long struggle to survive and explore this massive and environmentally diverse continent.

Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology

Author : Philip Wilkinson
Publisher : DK Children
ISBN 13 : 9780756620172
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology written by Philip Wilkinson and published by DK Children. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies key gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, themes, and symbols from the mythologies of the world.

A Dictionary of Creation Myths

Author : David Adams Leeming
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195102758
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Creation Myths written by David Adams Leeming and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myths of Origin

Author : Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781890464141
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Myths of Origin written by Catherynne M. Valente and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collected here for the first time, [the author's] early short novels explore, deconstruct, and ultimately explode the seminal myths of both East and West"--P. [4] of cover.

The Origins of the World's Mythologies

Author : Michael Witzel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199812853
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of the World's Mythologies written by Michael Witzel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Witzel persuasively demonstrates the prehistoric origins of most of the mythologies of Eurasia and the Americas ('Laurasia').

Origins of the Specious

Author : Patricia T. O'Conner
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812978102
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Specious written by Patricia T. O'Conner and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.

National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology

Author :
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781426203732
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conveniently sized yet large in scope, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology an irresistible treasure to own and to give."--BOOK JACKET.

In the Beginning

Author : Carolyn North
Publisher : ICRL Press
ISBN 13 : 193603302X
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book In the Beginning written by Carolyn North and published by ICRL Press. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION MYTHS FROM AROUND THE WORLD is a beautifully illustrated and informative collection of creation stories from 15 cultures, using indigenous sources. These stories demonstrate that creation is ongoing, everywhere and always, and that all of us are creators all of the time. This engaging book of images and stories is ultimately about creativity in all its forms. Originally an exhibition, IN THE BEGINNING has appeared in museums, galleries, churches, and schools in several U.S. cities. An audio version of the book, in which the myths are read by Amy Walker, is available from Findhorn Press.

Myths of Creation

Author : Philip Freund
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618053
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Myths of Creation written by Philip Freund and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of mythology, religious belief, and scientific theory on the origins of the universe. A classic study of mythology, this examination investigates stories from all continents and ages—with all their startling similarities and contrasts—to reveal the workings of the human mind and imagination. Philip Freund provides revealing insight into the universality of ideas and faith by examining a wide range of texts such as the Old Testament, the Upanishads, and Gilgamesh in his search for parallels between creation fables. The analysis estimates, for example, that more than 500 flood legends have been told by more than 250 tribes and peoples from around the world. Also featured are clear presentations of the theories of towering figures such as Freud, Jung, Frazer, Campbell, and Malinowski who have proposed variously that myths are primitive history based on literal fact, a means of expressing profound tribal wisdom and psychological and sexual truth, or that they represent a search for kinship with the animal and vegetable world. Fascinating and erudite, this revered book ranks among the select handful of core texts in any mythology collection.

Myths of the Origin of Fire

Author : Sir James G. Frazer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136852220
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Myths of the Origin of Fire written by Sir James G. Frazer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir James G. Frazer (1854-1941) is famous as the author of The Golden Bough, but his work ranged widely across classics, cultural history, folklore and literary criticism as well as anthropology. A Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, for 62 years, Sir James G. Frazer devoted his life to research. This volume was first published in 1930.

Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies

Author : Naoise Mac Sweeney
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081224642X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies written by Naoise Mac Sweeney and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the ancient world, origin stories were told across the ancient world in many different ways: through poetry, prose, monumental and decorative arts, and performance in civic and religious rituals. Foundation myths, particularly those about the beginnings of cities and societies, played an important role in the dynamics of identity construction and in the negotiation of diplomatic relationships between communities. Yet many ancient communities had not one but several foundation myths, offering alternative visions and interpretations of their collective origins. Seeking to explain this plurality, Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies explores origin stories from a range of classical and ancient societies, covering both a broad chronological span (from Greek colonies to the high Roman empire) and a wide geographical area (from the central Mediterranean to central Asia). Contributors explore the reasons several different, sometimes contradictory myths might coexist or even coevolve. Collectively, the chapters suggest that the ambiguity and dissonance of multiple foundation myths can sometimes be more meaningful than a single coherent origin narrative. Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies argues for a both/and approach to foundation myths, laying a framework for understanding them in dialogue with each other and within a wider mythic context, as part of a wider discourse of origins. Contributors: Lieve Donnellan, Alfred Hirt, Naoíse Mac Sweeney, Rachel Mairs, Irad Malkin, Daniel Ogden, Robin Osborne, Michael Squire, Susanne Turner.

The Origin of Life and Death

Author : Ulli Beier
Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780435900236
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Origin of Life and Death written by Ulli Beier and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 1966 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of creation myths from West, East, Central and North Africa.

Parallel Myths

Author : J.F. Bierlein
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307754642
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Parallel Myths written by J.F. Bierlein and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-06-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture.”—William E. Paden, Chair, Department of Religion, University of Vermont For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality. Now, in Parallel Myths, classical scholar J. F. Bierlein gathers the key myths from all of the world's major traditions and reveals their common themes, images, and meanings. Parallel Myths introduces us to the star players in the world's great myths—not only the twelve Olympians of Greek mythology, but the stern Norse Pantheon, the mysterious gods of India, the Egyptian Ennead, and the powerful deities of Native Americans, the Chinese, and the various cultures of Africa and Oceania. Juxtaposing the most potent stories and symbols from each tradition, Bierlein explores the parallels in such key topics as creation myths, flood myths, tales of love, morality myths, underworld myths, and visions of the Apocalypse. Drawing on the work of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Karl Jaspers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and others, Bierlein also contemplates what myths mean, how to identify and interpret the parallels in myths, and how mythology has influenced twentieth-century psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and literary studies. “A first-class introduction to mythology . . . Written with great clarity and sensitivity.”—John G. Selby, Associate Professor, Roanoke College

Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature

Author : David A. Leeming
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature written by David A. Leeming and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Gods and Robots

Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691202265
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Gods and Robots written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.

Mythos

Author : Stephen Fry
Publisher : Michael Joseph
ISBN 13 : 9781405934138
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Mythos written by Stephen Fry and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek myths are amongst the best stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. Spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry's Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance.

A Short History of Myth (Myths series)

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307367290
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Myth (Myths series) written by Karen Armstrong and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them? A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great Western Transformation” of the last 500 years–and why we dismiss it only at our peril.