World of Myths Volume Two by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
This book is a compilation edition of five further titles from the successful series The Legendary Past. Each author describes the cultural background, written sources and continuing legacy of the major myths, illustrated throughout by archaeological and artistic evidence. Linking these supernatural worlds is a new introduction from the award-winning writer Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, and in addition there is a specially compiled glossary giving brief definitions of the mythical characters and creatures whose traditions have contributed to our own legendary past.
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto is the author of numerous books including Civilization, Millennium: A History of Our Last Thousand Years and A History of Food. He is Professor of History at Queen Mary College, University of London. Henrietta McCall is a curator in the Department of the Ancient Near East in The British Museum. Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis is a curator in the Department of Coins and Medals in The British Museum. Anne Birrell, of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, is the author of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction and Popular Songs and Ballads of Han China. Karl Taube is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of California at Riverside. Gary Urton is Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies at Harvard University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780714150185 |
| ISBN 10 | 0714150185 |
| Title | World of Myths Volume Two |
| Author | Felipe Fernandez Armesto |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | British Museum Press |
| Year published | 2004-05-10 |
| Number of pages | 410 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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