Isbn: 9780195056013 - the world of myth: an anthology (31 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Fair. 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. …

Hardback. Condición: Good. 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. …

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Hardback. Condición: Fair. 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. …

Hardback. Condición: Good. 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. …

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. [A sweeping anthology of myth] Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. 362pp, 1990. Near fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket protected in mylar. No marks or tears. Size: 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Book.

orange & green & bronze metallic decorative ½ cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ third printing ( # 3 in # line). decorative title pg. xv+362p. text credits. preface. 10 separate bibliographies. index. b&w illustrations. ancient history. ancient religion. ancient literature. anthopology. world literature. cosmology. mythology. psychology. theology. art history. ~ Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh~these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non~Christian cultures. Myth is at once the most particular and the most universal feature of civilization, representing common concerns that each society voices in its own idiom. Whether an Egyptian story of creation or the big~bang theory of modern physics, myth is metaphor, mirroring our deepest sense of ourselves in relation to existence itself. Now, in The World of Myth, Leeming provides a sweeping anthology of myths, ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian islands and modern science. We read stories of great floods from the ancient Babylonians, Hebrews, Chinese, and Mayans; tales of apocalypse from India, the Norse, Christianity, and modern science; myths of the mother goddess from Native American Hopi culture and James Lovelock's Gaia. Leeming has culled myths from Aztec, Greek, African, Australian Aboriginal, Japanese, Moslem, Hittite, Celtic, Chinese, and Persian cultures, offering one of the most wide~ranging collections of what he calls the collective dreams of humanity. More important, he has organized these myths according to a number of themes, comparing and contrasting how various societies have addressed similar concerns, or have told similar stories. In the section on dying gods, for example, both Odin and Jesus sacrifice themselves to renew the world, each dying on a tree. Such traditions, he proposes, may have their roots in societies of the distant past, which would ritually sacrifice their kings to renew the tribe. In The World of Myth, David Leeming takes us on a journey "not through a maze of falsehood but through a marvellous world of metaphor ," metaphor for "the story of the relationship between the known and the unknown, both around us and within us." Fantastic, tragic, bizarre, sometimes funny, the myths he presents speak of the most fundamental human experience, a part of what Joseph Campbell called "the wonderful song of the soul's high adventure.".…

Hardback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The World of Myth. An Anthology. David Adams Leeming. [1990] first printing; Oxford; jacketed hardcover in about very good condition. Light edgewear, wear at spine extremes; dust-spotting to textblock edges; internally tidy and clean. Jacket is about very good. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. clean, unmarked copy.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. clean, unmarked copy.

Condición: OTTIMO USATO. Da revisionare INGLESE Prefazione a cura dello stesso A., rilegatura in mezza tela editoriale, piatti cartonati, marroni e muti, dorso in verde con titoli arancio, sovraccoperta illustrata, con leggere tracce di polvere e normali segni di usura per scaffalatura, pagine ottimamente conservate, fioritura ai tagli e leggermente alle ultime carte. Numero pagine 362.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition; number line with "1" evident.; 9.40 X 6.20 X 1.20 inches; 384 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good+ in a Good dust jacket. Owner impressed stamp to FEP and title page. Hinge has started. Taping to jacket edges. Jacket is taped to boards.; 9.40 X 6.20 X 1.20 inches; 384 pages.

Condición: Gut. XV, 362 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non-Christian cultures. Myth is at once the most particular and the most universal feature of civilization, representing common concerns that each society voices in its own idiom. Whether an Egyptian story of creation or the big-bang theory of modern physics, myth is metaphor, mirroring our deepest sense of ourselves in relation to existence itself. -- Now, in The World of Myth, Leeming provides a sweeping anthology of myths, ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian islands and modern science. We read stories of great floods from the ancient Babylonians, Hebrews, Chinese, and Mayans; tales of apocalypse from India, the Norse, Christianity, and modern science; myths of the mother goddess from Native American Hopi culture and James Lovelocks Gaia. Leeming has culled myths from Aztec, Greek, African, Australian Aboriginal, Japanese, Moslem, Hittite, Celtic, Chinese, and Persian cultures, offering one of the most wide-ranging collections of what he calls the collective dreams of humanity. -- More important, he has organized these myths according to a number of themes, comparing and contrasting how various societies have addressed similar concerns, or have told similar stories. In the section on dying gods, for example, both Odin and Jesus sacrifice themselves to renew the world, each dying on a tree. Such traditions, he proposes, may have their roots in societies of the distant past, which would ritually sacrifice their kings to renew the tribe. -- In The World of Myth, David Leeming takes us on a journey not through a maze of falsehood but through a marvellous world of metaphor, metaphor for the story of the relationship between the known and the unknown, both around us and within us. Fantastic, tragic, bizarre, sometimes funny, the myths he presents speak of the most fundamental human experience, a part of what Joseph Campbell called the wonderful song of the souls high adventure. ISBN 9780195056013 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 810 16,4 x 3,0 x 24,3 cm, Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket.…