About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
Description: Good. No DJ Issued. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. VERY GOOD. Crisp, clean, unread and unmarked paperback with light shelfwear to the covers-VERY NICE! ! read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor extremity wear, light rubbing otherwise a near fine copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 362 p. Illustrated, Index. Audience: General/trade. In The World of Myth David Adams Leeming provides a sweeping anthology of myths. Organizing these myths according to theme, Leeming compares and contrasts how various societies have addressed similar concerns, or have told similar stories. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. Gently read softcover in very good condition. NO writing, highlighting, or dog-eared pages. Tiny liquid spot noted to the fore edge of the text block to page 7 (does NOT obscure text). Cover very good with NO spine-creasing. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press 1992
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 1992-02-27
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2/27/1992
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992-02-27
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195074758ISBN:0195074750
Description: Good. 0195074750 Used; May have various defects typical of this condition such as underlining, highlighting, margin writing, general wear, etc.; However, often close to very good except for a few things. read more
"I've been teaching this class for the better part of a year. I figured it was time I actually read the book from cover to cover. Eh. It has some cool myths that I haven't frequently seen in other texts, but the critical essays before each section aren't really anything new. Still, it's good to get it all highlighted and underlined and such for faster reference in future classes."
"a really good anthology of myths and folklore from around the world...special emphasis is placed on non-greco-roman stories and figures...lots of native american and pre-columbian references... the only complaint i have is the lack of helpful explication in connection to the texts...he throws the stories at you and pretty much lets you go it alone from there...some of the narratives are deeply idio-symbolic and mired in cultural allusion that cannot be deciphered in isolation...
there are introductory statements at the beginning of each section, the myths are categorized by type, but they're not very detailed...
a good resource for translation of mythic obscurities, but that's about it..."
"Great breakdown of the larger trends in mythology from a fairly global perspective. Of course, I notice that more time is devoted to Greece than to, say, the southern tip of Africa, but that's hard to get around in this field. Too, I notice more time is spent on gods rather than goddesses, but it's not excessive. Overall the focus is pretty even, the summaries are great, and the ratio of summaries to primary text is well balanced. Most importantly for my own work, it touches on the origins of various gods, where they were born, who they were before we got to know them. In other words, this book offers a terrific "big picture" from which to jump into further study. Thanks for lending it to me, Rose."
"I read parts of this in my Approaches to Literature class, I think it was. I believe I later when back and read the whole thing as reading for my senior honor thesis. I was looking for myths that connected to my topic, but didn't find any."
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