The Oxford companion to world mythology
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0195387082
ISBN 13
9780195387087
Category
Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Subject
Mythology--Encyclopedias.
Description
xxxvii, 469 pages : 24 cm; Originally published as hbk. with some col. ill.: ©2005.; A note to the reader -- Introduction -- Cultural listing of entries -- A-Z entries -- Pantheonic family trees and charts of equivalent dieties.; Covers all aspects of mythology, including substantial essays on the world's major mythological traditions (including Greek, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, Egyptian), mythological types and motifs (e.g., Descent to the Underworld, the Hero, the Trickster, Creation, the Quest), mythological figures (e.g., Odysseus, Zeus, Osiris, Spider Woman, Inanna) as well as numerous interrelated subjects such as fairly tales and legends. The Companion also locates myth in our lives today, relating it to language patterns, psychology, religion, politics, art, and gender attitudes. Following the entries, appendices include family trees of the major pantheons, equivalency charts for the gods of Greece and Rome, Babylon and Sumer, as well as other traditions.--From publisher description.;
Biblio Notes
262430718
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 99007724 | BL312.L44 | 1 | Yes |