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9780844231297

Teach Yourself Mythology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780844231297

  • ISBN10:

    0844231290

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-01-11
  • Publisher: MCG
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Summary

Teach Yourself Mythology is a basic introduction to a subject that has entertained and enthralled people for thousands of years. It not only retells many of the most popular myths from around the world, but also explains the fascinating story of how mythologies develop and spread. It covers eleven major belief systems from around the world.

Table of Contents

How Mythology Worksp. 1
The function of mythsp. 2
How myths growp. 4
How myths spreadp. 9
Types of god, types of mythp. 10
Middle Eastern Mythologyp. 21
Babyloniap. 21
Egyptp. 33
European Mythologyp. 44
Greecep. 44
Romep. 54
The British Islesp. 61
Northern Europep. 73
Far Eastern Mythologyp. 85
Indiap. 85
Chinap. 97
Japanp. 108
American Mythologyp. 117
North America: The Iroquoisp. 117
Mexicop. 125
The Modern Mythp. 133
Indexp. 135
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