World Mythology (Reference Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844831663 ISBN 13: 9781844831661

Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

The great myths that seek to create meaning out of the main events of human existence are described and explained along with background information for deeper understanding in this illustrated guide to world mythology.

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About the Author

Roy Willis, Ph.D., is Honorary Fellow in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh.

From Library Journal

The study of mythology does not suffer from a dearth of fine, scholarly reference books, but until now the general reader lacked a good, illustrated collection of the most important myths. In this fascinating and authoritative encyclopedia, scholarly contributors use more than 500 color photographs, maps, and artifacts to describe the myths of Egypt, the Middle East, India, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Japan, Greece, Rome, the Celtic lands, Northern and Eastern Europe, the Arctic, North and South America, Mesoamerica, Africa, Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia. An insightful foreword by Robert Walter of the Joseph Campbell Foundation adds further credibility to this oversized, colorful book. Recommended for the general reader and as an introduction for the student and scholar in any library.
- Gary P. Gillum, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Ut.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844831663
• ISBN 13: 9781844831661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Roy Willis