About this title: Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished work by A.M. Hocart the book examines such issues as: Why a queen should not have been married before; why a guest is sacred; why people are believed to have been turned into stone; how money originated. These issues are considered as part of ...
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Edition: First American edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, NY
Description: Ex-library (withdrawn). No dustjacket. Essays. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Cloth, 7-1/4" x 5", 252 pages. Ex-library (withdrawn), usual markings, else a good used copy. read more
Description: Edited, with an Introduction by Lord Raglan. NY: Grove Press, no date. Clothbound. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Very good. The jacket spine is faded, a touch of soiling. read more
Edition: First UK edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Methuen, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very Good in good jacket. British first edition published in 1952. Edited by Lord Raglan. Dust jacket in good condition with light sunning and chipping on spine. Book in very good condition with no noticeable flaws. Not price-clipped and pages are unmarked. 252 pages. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415330718ISBN:0415330718
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 5.433 by 8.504 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) 1. the life-giving myth 2. flying through the air 3. turning into stone 4. the common sense of myth 5. the purpose of ritual 6. ritual and emotion 7. the origin of monotheism 8. the divinity of the guest 9. yakshas and vaddas 10. money 11. modern critique 12. in the grip of tradition 13. snobbery 14. chastity 15. saviours 16. the age-limit 17. childhood ceremonies 18. baptism by fire 19. ... read more
Description: Good. Green boards w/ gilded titling on spine. Bookstore sticker on FEP Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
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