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Product Identifiers
PublisherCanongate Books
ISBN-10184195716X
ISBN-139781841957166
eBay Product ID (ePID)7038400108
Product Key Features
Book TitleShort History of Myth
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology
Publication Year2005
GenreSocial Science, Fiction
AuthorKaren Armstrong
Book SeriesThe Myths Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight152.3 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-372915
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal201/.309
SynopsisThis brilliant, readable synthesis of the history of mythology and the function it serves to humanity is the launch title of the groundbreaking publishing event, The Myths . "Human beings have always been mythmakers." So begins Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the "Great Western Transformation" of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Heralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, Armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense -- and explains why if we dismiss it, we do so at our peril.
LC Classification NumberBL312.A76 2005
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