Leeming David A. (Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature University Of Connecticut)
Leeming David A. (Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature University Of Connecticut) - World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
Leeming David A. (Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature University Of Connecticut) - World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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Description: The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks for instance reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When compared however mythologies reveal certain universal themes or motifs that point to larger trans - cultural issues such as the place of the human species in creation or the nature of deity as a concept. World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction is organized around the universal motifs. Creation the Flood the Hero Quest the Trickster/ Culture Hero the Pantheons the High God the Great Goddess. Veteran mythology scholar David Leeming examines examples of each motif from a variety of cultures - - Greek Egyptian Norse American Indian African Polynesian Jewish Christian Hindu - - treating them as reflections of the cultures that "dreamed" them. He compares and analyzes them exposing their universal significance and creating a "world mythology."
Title: World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Leeming David A. (Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature University Of Connecticut)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780197548264
Pages: 160 Pages, 10 B&W Images
Publication Date: 1/12/2023
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Norse Religion & Mythology
Description: The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks for instance reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When compared however mythologies reveal certain universal themes or motifs that point to larger trans - cultural issues such as the place of the human species in creation or the nature of deity as a concept. World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction is organized around the universal motifs. Creation the Flood the Hero Quest the Trickster/ Culture Hero the Pantheons the High God the Great Goddess. Veteran mythology scholar David Leeming examines examples of each motif from a variety of cultures - - Greek Egyptian Norse American Indian African Polynesian Jewish Christian Hindu - - treating them as reflections of the cultures that "dreamed" them. He compares and analyzes them exposing their universal significance and creating a "world mythology."
Title: World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Leeming David A. (Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature University Of Connecticut)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780197548264
Pages: 160 Pages, 10 B&W Images
Publication Date: 1/12/2023
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Norse Religion & Mythology
