The world of myth : (an anthology) / David Adams Leeming.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2019.Edition: Third editionDescription: xv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780190900137
- 201.3
Contents:
Introduction: the dimensions of myth -- Part one: Cosmic myths -- The creation -- The flood -- The apocalypse -- Part two: Myths of the gods -- The pantheons -- The God as archetype -- Gods, goddesses, and lesser spirits -- Part three: Hero myths -- Part four: Place and object myths. The world of afterlife -- The mountain -- The city -- The genitals -- The stone -- The tree -- The garden, the grove and the cave -- The labyrinth.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the dimensions of myth -- Part one: Cosmic myths -- The creation -- The flood -- The apocalypse -- Part two: Myths of the gods -- The pantheons -- The God as archetype -- Gods, goddesses, and lesser spirits -- Part three: Hero myths -- Part four: Place and object myths. The world of afterlife -- The mountain -- The city -- The genitals -- The stone -- The tree -- The garden, the grove and the cave -- The labyrinth.