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A short history of myth / Karen Armstrong.
Publication details: Edinburgh ; New York : Canongate, 2005.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 165 pages ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781841957036
- 1841956449
- 9781841956442
- (hard)
- (hard)
- BL312 .A76 2006
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Summary: Human beings have always been mythmakers. Theologian Armstrong here investigates myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters, up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other--From publisher description.
What is a myth? -- Palaeolithic Period : Mythology of the hunters (c. 20000 to 8000 BCE) -- Neolithic Period : Mythology of the farmers (c. 8000 to 4000 BCD) -- Early civilisations (c. 4000 to 800 BCE) -- Axial Age (c. 800 to 200 BCE) -- Post-Axial Period (c. 200 BCE to c. 1500 CE) -- Great Western Transformation (c. 1500 to 2000).
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | BL 312 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5128783 |
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| BL 311 .M94 1961 Mythologies of the ancient world / | BL 311. R63 1999 World mythology : an anthology of the great myths and epics / | BL 311 .W66 1997 The woman's companion to mythology : | BL 312 A short history of myth / | BL 312 .D37 2005 Don't know much about mythology : everything you need to know about the greatest stories in human history but never learned / | BL 312 .N38 2008 National Geographic essential visual history of world mythology. | BL 312 .S76 2004 Thematic guide to world mythology / |
What is a myth? -- Palaeolithic Period : Mythology of the hunters (c. 20000 to 8000 BCE) -- Neolithic Period : Mythology of the farmers (c. 8000 to 4000 BCD) -- Early civilisations (c. 4000 to 800 BCE) -- Axial Age (c. 800 to 200 BCE) -- Post-Axial Period (c. 200 BCE to c. 1500 CE) -- Great Western Transformation (c. 1500 to 2000).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-165).
Human beings have always been mythmakers. Theologian Armstrong here investigates myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters, up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other--From publisher description.
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