Mythology : The Voyage of the Hero

Name: Mythology
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 9780195119572
Price: 3950 KES
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ISBN: 9780195119572

3 Revised edition

by David Adams Leeming

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0195119576

ISBN-13 9780195119572

Edition 3 Revised edition

Publisher Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint Oxford University Press Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 16th, 1998

Print length 288 Pages

Weight 438 grams

Dimensions 22.80 x 15.30 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: Folklore, myths & legends

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Third revised edition, previously published in 1973 by Harper Collins, of a collection of texts stressing the universal themes of mythology. They range from the Bible to English literature, to C Jung and others, to illustrate the archetypal aspects of the universal hero. This edition includes heroine myths and an updated bibliography.

This book offers an unusual yet effective approach to the subject of mythology by stressing the universal rather than national themes. Leeming collects a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and others, which illustrate the stages of the universal hero. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs" and "The Descent to the Underworld" help readers strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures such as Jesus and Mohammed are also included to underline the text theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. Changes to the third edition include additional heroine myths (including Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese and African tales) and an updated bibliography.

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