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A SHORT HISTORY OF MYTH (Paperback)
por ARMSTRONG, Karen
- Novo
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Novo/No Jacket Issued
- ISBN 10
- 184195800X
- ISBN 13
- 9781841958002
- Livreiro
-
Austin, Texas, United States
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Sobre este item
Canon Gate, 2009. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2009 Canon Gate trade paperback, first paperback edition, 2nd printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: Human beings have always been mythmakers." So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the Great Western Transformation" of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other. Heralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, Armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense and explains why if we dismiss it, we do so at our peril.
Sinopse
The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science. Armstrong's typically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Pacaritambo Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 003841
- Título
- A SHORT HISTORY OF MYTH (Paperback)
- Autor
- ARMSTRONG, Karen
- Ilustrador
- No illustrations
- Formato/Encadernação
- Soft cover
- Estado do livro
- Novo
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket Issued
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 184195800X
- ISBN 13
- 9781841958002
- Editorial
- Canon Gate
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2009
- Palavras-chave
- folklore, mythology studies, ancient history, ancient man, ancient beliefs, modern myths,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Mythology, Legends, Folklore; Ancient History; Anthropology; Mythology: Greek; Adult & Young Adult; Fiction: Folklore/Mythology;
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Pacaritambo Books
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Austin, Texas
Sobre Pacaritambo Books
pacaritambo books specializes in children's books, the Ancient Americas, Native America, & History.
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