{"product_id":"world-mythology-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Leeming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When compared, however, mythologies reveal certain universal themes or motifs that point to larger trans-cultural issues such as the place of the human species in creation or the nature of deity as a concept. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Mythology: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e is organized around the universal motifs. Creation, the Flood, the Hero Quest, the Trickster\/Culture Hero, the Pantheons, the High God, the Great Goddess. Veteran mythology scholar David Leeming examines examples of each motif from a variety of cultures--Greek, Egyptian, Norse, American Indian, African, Polynesian, Jewish, Christian, Hindu--treating them as reflections of the cultures that \"dreamed\" them. He compares and analyzes them, exposing their universal significance and creating a \"world mythology.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid A. Leeming\u003c\/strong\u003e received his BA from Princeton University and his PhD from NYU. He taught for eight years at Robert College in Istanbul and for many years as a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. Leeming is the author of many books on the mythologies of various cultures, including the\u003cem\u003e Oxford Companion to World Mythology \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe World of Myth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 6.86 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382271852722,"sku":"9780197548264","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5e4cb58a52bbb5868ae11ea8a30651fc.webp?v=1777832078","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/world-mythology-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}