World MythologyArthur Cotterell Dempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages "Encompassing well-known characters such as Thor, Zeus, and Krishna, as well as less familiar mythologies, this comprehensive guide combines tales of mystical creatures and legendary figures, the struggle of good and evil, stories of creation and destruction, and paints a vivid picture of many intriguing and ancient customs and beliefs. Including mythologies from all over the globe, from the Far East to Siberia, WORLD MYTHOLOGY recounts the myths and traditions, and explains the social and cultural influences behind some of the most fascinating civilizations in history." -- page 2 of cover. |
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Page 224
... society . Creation myths , far from being the earliest , were often the most recently composed as they contained the guidelines for social interaction . As a general rule one finds that the most stratified societies had the most ...
... society . Creation myths , far from being the earliest , were often the most recently composed as they contained the guidelines for social interaction . As a general rule one finds that the most stratified societies had the most ...
Page 227
... society , who acted out the new stories of the gods and served as a cultural guild to ensure mythological conformity . POST - CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY WITH THE INTRODUCTION of Christianity , first to Micronesia in the seventeenth century ...
... society , who acted out the new stories of the gods and served as a cultural guild to ensure mythological conformity . POST - CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY WITH THE INTRODUCTION of Christianity , first to Micronesia in the seventeenth century ...
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... society and religion were less sophisticated than that of the Taíno , with villages centred on the mens ' meeting house , and their society ruled by war- chiefs . One of the most dramatic and misrepresented aspects of Carib culture was ...
... society and religion were less sophisticated than that of the Taíno , with villages centred on the mens ' meeting house , and their society ruled by war- chiefs . One of the most dramatic and misrepresented aspects of Carib culture was ...
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed bird body Buddha Buddhist called Caribbean carved Celtic Celts central century BCE Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Cúchulainn Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted earth Enki Enlil father female fertility figure fire fish flood giant goddess gods Greek head heavens Herakles hero human hunting Hymir Idunn Inanna India island Izanami jaguar king land living Loki Lugh magic Marduk Maui Medb Mesoamerica moon mountain mythic mythology Myths Retold nature Ngurunderi Odin Oisin origin Padmasambhava Quetzalcoatl religion religious ritual rivers Roman ruler sacred Sedna serpent shaman Shiva Slavs soul spirit stone stories Sumerian supernatural Supreme Susa-no-o symbol symbolised Taíno temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions trees Tuatha Dé Danann Ugaritic Underworld universe Viracocha Vishnu warrior woman worship Zeus