The World of Myth by David Adams Leeming
Provides a universal context by examining the relevance of the myths of the ancients. Approaches to mythology usually catalogue the least important aspect of the subject. 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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