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1	The World of Myth: An Anthology more books like this by David Adams Leeming (Editor) add to wishlist Approaches to mythology usually catalogue the least important aspect of the subject - the endless names, places, stories - as if they had no significant context beyond the particular cultures in which they emerged. "The World of Myth" provides a more universal context by examining the relevance of the myths of the ancients. The collection is ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $9.54! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mythology, the Voyage of the Hero more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist This book offers an approach to the subject of mythology by stressing the universal rather than national themes. It covers a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and others, which illustrate the stages of the universal hero. The arrangement of texts by themes such as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Jake Page add to wishlist This marvellous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and ... see all copies from $2.55! new only from $6.73! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Dictionary of Asian Mythology more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist This is an A-Z dictionary of mythologies of the Asian continent. Major characters, places and events of Asian mythology are included, as well as certain relevant themes and cultural traditions. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reissued Edition more books like this by David Adams Leeming, James A Baldwin, Derrick A Bell (Adapted by) add to wishlist This edition of a classic work by one of America's premier writers offers a new Foreword by Derrick Bell (with Janet Dewart Bell) to the 1995 paperback edition, and is as meaningful today as it was when it was first published in 1985. In his searing and moving essay, James Baldwin explores the Atlanta child murders that took place over a period of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist From stories suggested by the great cave paintings to the experiments by modern scientists, this is a sweeping and innovative look at the mythology of Europe. 21 illustrations. see all copies from $20.63! new only from $21.81! \| SVS
7	Jealous Gods and Chosen People: The Mythology of the Middle East more books like this by David Leeming add to wishlist Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief, engaging history of the Middle East, spanning Neolithic cultures, the Bronze Age and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.15! \| first editions \| SVS
8	James Baldwin: A Biography more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist Authorized by Baldwin before his death in 1987, this biography is written by his former assistant (from 1964-1967), David Leeming - they met in Turkey in 1962. During those years he was particularly involved in Baldwin's civil rights activities. Leeming has been given exclusive access to the Baldwin family and documents pertaining to the writer's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Myth: A Biography of Belief more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist In the spirit of Joseph Campbell and C. G. Jung, David Leeming examines how myths have been transformed from ancient times to modern day, and maintains that their archetypal significance for understanding the world is as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Jake Page add to wishlist An old woman lives still among the broken slopes of the mountains in the land of the Tarahumara Indians. No one knows exactly where. She is sometimes seen standing along the highway near El Paso, hauling wood near Oaxaca, or even hitching a ride on a semi rig. She is the bone woman, the gatherer, La Loba. She collects bones, especially those of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	God: Myths of the Male Divine more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Jake Page add to wishlist Gods is a "biography" of the god archetype from Palaeolithic times to the present. As a sequel to Goddess, this collection speaks to myth and gender issues in relation to the use of the male as a metaphor for the great mystery of existence. The authors retell myths from North and South America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, tracing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.90! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Stephen Spender: A Life in Modernism more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist A life of Stephen Spender (1909-1995) that stresses his gift for friendship with great writers, using Spenders diaries and letters as its primary sources. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Mythology of Native North America more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Jake Page add to wishlist "Although (the authors) recognize the distinctions among various tribes, they argue that American Indians had a collective mythological tradition that also fits into a larger human tradition, including Greek and African mythology."--"American Archaeology." see all copies from $2.72! new only from $11.65! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Gods, Heroes, & Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain more books like this by Christopher R Fee, David A Leeming add to wishlist The islands of Britain have been a crossroads of gods, heroes, and kings-those of flesh as well as those of myth-for thousands of years. Successive waves of invasion brought distinctive legends, rites, and beliefs. The ancient Celts displaced earlier indigenous peoples, only to find themselves displaced in turn by the Romans, who then abandoned ... see all copies from $6.02! new only from $23.05! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	God more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Jake Page add to wishlist He has been a trickster, a shaman, a divine child; he has been a sacrificial victim, a consort of the earth goddess, a warrior, a sky king; and the creator, a distant and impersonal immensity. He is the male divine, seen in the many gods of myth, and his life story is told here in this graceful and illuminating account by David Leeming and Jake ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	A Dictionary of Creation Myths more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Margaret Adams Leeming add to wishlist From cosmic eggs and the Garden of Eden to the Spider Woman and the Gaia Principle, from myths of the Apocalypse and the great world religions to myths of love, re-birth, and science, this guide illuminates the phenomenon of creation in all aspects of the human experience. 32 illustrations. see all copies from $7.57! new only from $17.82! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Mythology more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.28! \| first editions
18 view cover	Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero, Third Edition more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist This book offers an approach to the subject of mythology by stressing the universal rather than national themes. It covers a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and others, which illustrate the stages of the universal hero. The arrangement of texts by themes such as ... see all copies from $44.14! new only from $48.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	The World of Myth more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist This study of the myths of different cultures is concerned with finding the relevance of ancient stories and placing them in a cultural context. Although a predominant number of the myths examined are Greek and Roman, there are also myths from Egypt, Scandinavia, India, Africa and America. see all copies from $8.20! new only from $21.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist A biography of African-American painter Beauford Delaney (1901-1979), who is known for his friendship with, and encouragement of, the young James Baldwin. David Leeming writes about Delaney's lifelong struggle with alcoholism and issues surrounding his sexuality, as well as Beauford's friendship with many artists and writers such as Countee Cullen ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $17.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	Flights: Readings in Magic, Mysticism, Fantasy, and Myth more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Stephen Spender : a lifetime in modernism more books like this by David Adams Leeming add to wishlist Although often embroiled in contorversy and public debate, Stephen Spender's all consuming passion was literature. At Oxford he became friendly with Cecil Day Lewis, Louis McNeice, W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood and with these writers his name will always be associated. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	Re-Viewing James Baldwin more books like this by Quentin Miller, D Quentin Miller (Editor), David Adams Leeming (Foreword by) add to wishlist This new collection of essays presents a critical reappraisal of James Baldwin's work, looking beyond the commercial and critical success of some of Baldwin's early writings such as "Go Tell it on the Mountain" and "Notes of a Native Son". Focusing on Baldwin's critically undervalued early works and the virtually neglected later ones, the ... see all copies from $26.41! new only from $26.41!
24 view cover	Children's Dict. of Mythology more books like this by David Adams Leeming (Editor) add to wishlist A dictionary of terms, names, and places in the mythology of various cultures around the world. see all copies from $10.85! first editions
25 view cover	Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature more books like this by David Adams Leeming, Kathleen Morgan Drowne add to wishlist see all copies from $7.73! new only from $76.00!

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