Introduction to mythology : contemporary approaches to classical and world myths / Eva M. Thury, Mar...
Introduction to mythology : contemporary approaches to classical and world myths / Eva M. Thury, Mar...
Introduction to mythology : contemporary approaches to classical and world myths / Eva M. Thury, Margaret K. Devinney.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Date
2013.
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NQ201.3/1
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English
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xxviii, 757 p., [28] p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction to Studying Myth -- 1.What Is Myth? -- 2.Ways of Understanding Myth -- pt. 2 Myths of Creation and Destruction -- pt. 2A Creation -- 3.Greece: Hesiod -- 4.Rome: Ovid -- 5.The Bible: Genesis (Creation) -- 6.Mesopotamia: Enuma Elish -- 7.Icelandic/No...
Contents note continued: 22.Theory: The Structural Study of Myth / Claude Levi-Strauss -- 23.North America: Raven -- 24.African and African-American Trickster Stories -- 25.Greece: Prometheus -- 26.Applying Theory: Different Versions of Myths -- pt. 4 Ritual and Myth -- 27.Theory: The Forest of Symb...
Contents note continued: 39.Applying Theory: Highlighting Different Aspects of the Same Tale Using Multiple Analyses -- pt. 7 Contemporary Myth -- 40.Daniel Boone: Building the Myth around the Man -- 41.Stagecoach and Firefly: The Journey into the Unknown in Westerns and Science Fiction -- 42.Harry...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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3rd ed.
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England
Date Published
2013.
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Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths, Third Edition integrates original texts with explanations, interpretations, theory, and numerous pedagogical aids to introduce students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives. Featuring texts from sources around the world, it includes readings from...
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Introduction to mythology : contemporary approaches to classical and world myths / Eva M. Thury, Margaret K. Devinney.
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Mythological themes in native American literature -- Mythological themes in modern narrative.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
HSC info copy located in section: HSIE - Human Society & its environmment
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NQ201.3/1
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74VKDbJoaN8b
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019985923X
9780199859238
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201.3
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991019094219702626
