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008			060417s2005 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a006019460X
020			_a9780060194604
050	0	0	_aBL312 _b.D37 2005
090			_aBL 312 .D37 2005
100	1		_aDavis, Kenneth C _983841
245	1	0	_aDon't know much about mythology : _beverything you need to know about the greatest stories in human history but never learned / _cKenneth C. Davis
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bHarperCollins Publishers, _cc2005.
300			_aviii, 545 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [507]-519) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- All men have need of gods -- Gift of the Nile : the myths of Egypt -- By the rivers of Babylon : the myths of Mesopotamia -- Greek miracle : the myths of Greece and Rome -- An age of axes, an age of swords : the myths of the Celts and Norse -- Bridge to the East -- Radiance of a thousand suns : the myths of India -- Everywhere under heaven : the myths of China and Japan -- Out of Africa : the myths of sub-Saharan Africa -- Sacred hoops : the myths of the Americas and Pacific Islands.
520			_aWhere do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent a question-and- answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. He tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha. Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes--from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse-- continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aMythology. _983842
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