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The world of myth / David Adams Leeming.

Leeming, David Adams, 1937- (Author).

Summary:

An anthology of myths ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian Islands and modern science.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0195056019
  • ISBN: 9780195056013
  • ISBN: 0195074750
  • ISBN: 9780195074758
  • Physical Description: xv, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. 1: Cosmic myths. The creation ; The flood ; The afterlife ; The apocalypse -- pt. 2: Myths of the gods. The pantheons ; The god as archetype ; Stories of archetypal gods ; The supreme being ; The great mother ; The dying god ; The trickster ; Stories of gods, goddesses, and lesser spirits -- pt. 3: Hero myths. The hero stories ; The conception, birth, and childhood of the hero ; The journey quest of the hero ; The rebirth, return, and apotheosis of the hero -- pt. 4: Place and object myths. Stories of places and objects ; The mountain ; The city ; The temple ; The genitals ; The stone ; The tree ; The garden, the grove, and the cave ; The labyrinth.

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Subject:
Myth.
Mythology.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library BL 311 .L44 1990 287378 Stacks Reshelving -

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