Larousse world mythology / Edited by Pierre Grimal.
Record details
- ISBN: 0890090602
- Physical Description: 560 pages : illustrations, color plates. ; 30 cm
- Publisher: Secaucus, New Jersey : Chartwell Books, Inc., 1973.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation "from Mythologies de la Méditerranée au Gange and Mythologies des steppes, des iles et des forêts." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: pages 546-547. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Man and myth -- The problem of prehistoric religions -- Egypt: Syncretism and state religion -- Empires of the Ancient Near East: The hymns of creation -- Western Semitic lands: The idea of the Supreme God -- Greece: Myth and logic -- Rome: Gods by conquest -- Persia: Cosmic dualism -- India: The eternal cycle -- China: The struggle for power -- Japan: Cults and ceremonies -- Celtic lands: Myth in history -- Germanic lands: The mortal gods -- Slav countries: Folk-lore of the forests -- Baltic lands: Nature worship -- Findland-Ugria: Magic animals -- Siberia: The three worlds -- Eskimo lands: Man against nature -- North America: Spirits of good and evil -- Central America: Gods of sacrifice -- South America: Creation and destruction -- Oceania: Society and tradition -- Africa: Magic and symbolism. |
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| Genre: | Myths. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | 291 LAR (Text) | 37810434250931 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
