The world of myth : (an anthology) /
David Adams Leeming.
- Third edition.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2019.
- xv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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.