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World mythology : from indigenous tales to classical legends / Tamsin Hughes. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Arcturus, 2020.Description: 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781789506563
  • 1789506565
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL312.H894.W675 2020
Contents:
Creation myths -- Great floods -- Cosmology -- Stories of gods and men -- Legendary heroes and fantastical creatures and events -- Tricksters -- Mythological epics -- Death and the afterlife -- Blurring history, legend and mythology -- Customs and popular religions.
Subject: "These are the stories that have been told from the dawn of humanity and handed down, over millennia, to the present day. From the ancient indigeous narratives of 'The Dreaming' in Australia to the classical founding tales of some of the greatest empires of Western antiquity, these accounts are at once creative works of art as well as valuable sources of early history and sociology. Terri-ann White has brought together a range of fascinating stories from around the world. Each reflects familiar and universal themes such as humour, fear, lust, familial love, romantic love, mortality, a reverence for the divine, and a preoccupation with the meaning of life."--Page 4 of jacket
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Creation myths -- Great floods -- Cosmology -- Stories of gods and men -- Legendary heroes and fantastical creatures and events -- Tricksters -- Mythological epics -- Death and the afterlife -- Blurring history, legend and mythology -- Customs and popular religions.

"These are the stories that have been told from the dawn of humanity and handed down, over millennia, to the present day. From the ancient indigeous narratives of 'The Dreaming' in Australia to the classical founding tales of some of the greatest empires of Western antiquity, these accounts are at once creative works of art as well as valuable sources of early history and sociology. Terri-ann White has brought together a range of fascinating stories from around the world. Each reflects familiar and universal themes such as humour, fear, lust, familial love, romantic love, mortality, a reverence for the divine, and a preoccupation with the meaning of life."--Page 4 of jacket

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