The World of Myth by David Adams Leeming
Approaches to mythology usually catalogue the least important aspect of the subject - the endless names, places, stories - as if they had no significant context beyond the particular cultures in which they emerged. "The World of Myth" provides a more universal context by examining the relevance of the myths of the ancients. The collection is largely Greek and Roman, but there are also a significant number from other cultures, for example Indian, Native American, Egyptian, Norse, and African.
"A particularly fine one-volume work that not only draws from a wide variety of sources, but also puts them in a comparative context...Modern myths, such as the idea of Earth as Gaia, intermingle resonantly with their ancient counterparts. It's not just Zeus anymore, as this most useful volume makes abundantly clear."--Booklist
David Adams Leeming is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and is the author of several books on myth and literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195074758 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195074750 |
| Title | The World of Myth |
| Author | David Adams Leeming |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1992-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 378 |
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