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1 online resource (xiii, 402 pages) : illustrations |
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| Contents |
""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PHOTO CREDITS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEFINITIONS AND ORIGINS""; ""Definitions""; ""Prehistoric Mythology""; ""Myth-Makers""; ""Mythographers and Mythologists""; ""Types of Myths: Creation, Gods, and Heroes""; ""Philosophy and Psychological Myths""; ""MIDDLE EASTERN MYTHOLOGIES""; ""Sumerian Gods and Heroes""; ""Inanna�s Descent""; ""The Semites""; ""Mythology of Babylon""; ""The Gilgamesh Epic""; ""The Hebrews and Canaanites""; ""The Bible and Judaism""; ""The Arabs and Islam""; ""Muhammad""; ""The Christian Story""; ""Iran: Zoroastrianism and Mithraism"" |
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""The Phrygians""""EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY""; ""Egyptian Religion and Mythology""; ""The Egyptian Pantheons""; ""Egyptian Creation Myths""; ""The Myth of Isis, Osiris, and Horus""; ""Other Egyptian Myths and Influences""; ""CYCLADIC, MINOAN, MYCENAEAN, AND ARCHAIC GREEK MYTHOLOGY""; ""The Cyclades and Crete""; ""Daedalus, Icarus, and Theseus and the Minotaur""; ""Minoan Religion and Mythology""; ""The Mycenaeans and Homer""; ""The Trojan War and the Iliad""; ""The Odyssey""; ""Hesiod, the Greek Creation Myth, Wars among the Gods""; ""CLASSICAL GREEK MYTHOLOGY"" |
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""The Greek Pantheon and the Olympians""""The Greek Gods and Human Life""; ""Origins of the Greek Gods""; ""The Greek Mystery Cults and Hero Sagas""; ""Herakles and the Twelve Labors""; ""Theseus""; ""Perseus and Medusa""; ""Jason and the Golden Fleece""; ""The Meaning of the Greek Hero Myths""; ""The Dramas of Ancient Athens""; ""Aeschylus and the Oresteia""; ""Sophocles and the Oedipus Cycle""; ""Euripedes, Medea, and Dionysus""; ""Orpheus, Orphism, and Philosophical Myths""; ""ROMAN MYTHOLOGY""; ""Indo-Europeans""; ""Latins, Etruscans, and Archaic Rome""; ""Romulus and Remus"" |
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""Mythology of the Roman Republic""""Aeneus and Virgil�s Aeneid""; ""Ovid and the Metamorphoses""; ""The Emperor-God and Foreign Borrowings""; ""CELTIC MYTHOLOGY""; ""The Insular Celts: Ireland and Wales""; ""The Tuatha de Danaan""; ""Cuchulainn and the Tain""; ""Fionn and the Fenian Cycle""; ""Welsh Mythology""; ""The Welsh Pantheon""; ""Heroes of Wales""; ""King Arthur""; ""NORSE MYTHOLOGY""; ""Snorri and the Eddas""; ""The Norse Pantheon""; ""The Norse Creation Myth and Wars in Heaven""; ""The Hanging of Odin and Ragnarok""; ""The Norse Hero Sagas: The Volsungs"" |
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""Norse Mythology and the World""""INDIAN MYTHOLOGY""; ""The Indo-Iranians and the Indus Valley Culture""; ""Vedic Culture""; ""Post-Vedic Hinduism""; ""The Indian Creation""; ""The Hindu Pantheon""; ""Vishnu""; ""Krishna""; ""The Mahabharata""; ""The Rāmāyana""; ""Shiva""; ""Devi: The Great Goddess""; ""Buddhism""; ""EAST ASIAN MYTHOLOGY: CHINA AND JAPAN""; ""Sources of Chinese Mythology""; ""The Chinese Pantheon""; ""The Chinese War in Heaven, Creation, and Flood""; ""Chinese Heroes""; ""Historizing Chinese Myths; Confucism and Taoism""; ""Buddhism, Shamanism, and Chinese Mythology"" |
| Summary |
"Stories centuries in the making, and many centuries worth of stories, are an integral part of modern society. Whether modern or ancient, every culture has its myths. Mythology forms our understanding of our origin, history, and traditions. They tell of our heroes and deities. Myths are vehicles for understanding religion, for learning language, and for understanding society, but they can often be difficult to understand and confusing. The Handy Mythology Answer Book examines and explains, in plain English, numerous myths and mythology. From the ancient Greek and Roman to Egypt and Babylon, from Native North American Indian to Celtic, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, African, and the lesser known myths from around the world, The Handy Mythology Answer Book has them covered. Whether it is the modern retelling of a classic myth or an ancient story about a Norse god, this helpful resource demystifies the myth, looks at different archetypes and motifs, and even shows how myths help explain our existence and institutions. It answers nearly 600 questions and offers fun facts about the treachery and violence, the inspirational and epic, the supernatural monsters and heroic mortals found in mythology, such as How and when did myths originate? What are the three primary myth types? What is the nature of Creation Myths? How can myths be compared to dreams? Why do humans tell myths? What was the Egyptian Book of the Dead? How is the epic of Gilgamesh like later epics? Why is the biblical flood story so like the Babylonian flood myth? What was the myth of Theseus, the Labyrinth, and the Minotaur? What are the Homeric Hymns? How and why are the Odyssey and the Iliad so different from each other? What is the popular appeal of the Odyssey? Did the Greeks see these myths as religion or as entertainment? What was the background myth of the Oedipus plays? What was the nature of Roman mythology during the Roman Republic? What was the Metamorphosis? How did Christian narrative and tradition fit into and come to dominate the Roman mythological tradition? How is Celtic culture and mythology related to the culture and mythology of Greek, Roman, and other cultures? How did the Vedas contribute to Hindu mythology? Who invented Chinese writing? What was the Aztec pantheon? What is the story of the Cherokee Grandmother Sun? Who are some Native American tricksters? What is the story of Schrödinger's Cat? How did Freud use myths? How is myth used in politics? A glossary of commonly used terms and an appendix of parallel mythology exploring universal themes, motifs, and archetypes from across various cultures further explains the world of mythology. "-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-384) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Mythology -- Miscellanea.
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Mythology. |
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Electronic books. |
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Miscellanea.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Leeming, David Adams, 1937- Handy mythology answer book Detroit : Visible Ink Press, [2015] 9781578594757 (DLC) 2014013298 (OCoLC)869266644 |
| ISBN |
9781578595228 : $18.99 |
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1578595223 : $18.99 |
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