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A short history of myth / Karen Armstrong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Armstrong, Karen, 1944-
- Series:
- Myths (Canongate Publishing)
- Myths
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myth--History.
- Myth.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 pages.)
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; New York : Canongate, 2005.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- What is a myth?
- Palaeolithic Period : Mythology of the hunters (c. 20000 to 8000 BCE)
- Neolithic Period : Mythology of the farmers (c. 8000 to 4000 BCD)
- Early civilisations (c. 4000 to 800 BCE)
- Axial Age (c. 800 to 200 BCE)
- Post-Axial Period (c. 200 BCE to c. 1500 CE)
- Great Western Transformation (c. 1500 to 2000).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159).
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Armstrong, Karen, 1944- Short history of myth.
- ISBN:
- 9780802194206
- 0802194206
- Publisher Number:
- 99985022459
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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