World MythologyForm the siege of Troy to the twilight of the Norse gods at Ragnarok and the mysteries of the animal-headed gods of Egypt, the myths of the world have exercised an enduring fascination for their power and insight-volume comprehensive reference book covering mythologies, customs, belief and rituals worldwide. |
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Page 180
China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the mythic oral tales. Instead,
Chinese writers introduced fragmentary passages of mythic narrative into their
works to illustrate their argument and to give authority to their statements.
Chinese myth ...
China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the mythic oral tales. Instead,
Chinese writers introduced fragmentary passages of mythic narrative into their
works to illustrate their argument and to give authority to their statements.
Chinese myth ...
Page 186
World catastrophe by fire has only one mythic version, whose central concern is
with the solar calendar, but there are several drought myths. In myths of cultural
benefits the two themes of deities voluntarily bestowing gifts on humankind and
of ...
World catastrophe by fire has only one mythic version, whose central concern is
with the solar calendar, but there are several drought myths. In myths of cultural
benefits the two themes of deities voluntarily bestowing gifts on humankind and
of ...
Page 239
... for the iconographic designs they paint on various surfaces - for example, the
human body, sand, sacred artefacts such as shields and bull-roarers, and more
recently with acrylic paints on canvas - which depict certain mythic episodes.
... for the iconographic designs they paint on various surfaces - for example, the
human body, sand, sacred artefacts such as shields and bull-roarers, and more
recently with acrylic paints on canvas - which depict certain mythic episodes.
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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