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Thematic Guide to World Mythology

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All around the world, myths address questions that humans have always posed about their origins, their environments, their ultimate destinies, and the meanings of their lives. This book examines 30 common motifs that thread their way through mythological tales across history and around the globe. The themes are presented in alphabetical order, and each thematic section defines and discusses a single recognizable motif, compares a number of different mythological traditions, and traces the repeated occurrences of one of these patterns through several different categories of narratives.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780313315053
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. marts 2004
  • Størrelse:
  • 178x254x15 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 708 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 23. november 2024

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All around the world, myths address questions that humans have always posed about their origins, their environments, their ultimate destinies, and the meanings of their lives. This book examines 30 common motifs that thread their way through mythological tales across history and around the globe. The themes are presented in alphabetical order, and each thematic section defines and discusses a single recognizable motif, compares a number of different mythological traditions, and traces the repeated occurrences of one of these patterns through several different categories of narratives.

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