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The Origins of the World´s Mythologies
E.J. Michael Witzel
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Paperback. Michael Witzel persuasively demonstrates the prehistoric origins of most of the mythologies of Eurasia and the Americas ('Laurasia'). Num Pages: 688 pages, 15 maps, 11 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1084.
In this comprehensive book Michael Witzel persuasively demonstrates the prehistoric origins of most of the mythologies of Eurasia and the Americas ('Laurasia'). By comparing these myths with others indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia, and Australia ('Gondwana Land') Witzel is able to access some of the earliest myths told by humans. The Laurasian mythologies share a common story line that dates the world's creation to a mythic time and recounts the fortunes of generations of deities across four or five ages and human beings' creation and fall, culminating in the end of the universe and, occasionally, hope for a new world. ... Read more
In this comprehensive book Michael Witzel persuasively demonstrates the prehistoric origins of most of the mythologies of Eurasia and the Americas ('Laurasia'). By comparing these myths with others indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia, and Australia ('Gondwana Land') Witzel is able to access some of the earliest myths told by humans. The Laurasian mythologies share a common story line that dates the world's creation to a mythic time and recounts the fortunes of generations of deities across four or five ages and human beings' creation and fall, culminating in the end of the universe and, occasionally, hope for a new world. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1084g
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199812851
SKU
V9780199812851
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About E.J. Michael Witzel
Wales Professor of Sanskrit, Harvard University
Reviews for The Origins of the World´s Mythologies
A radical idea.
Steve Connor, The Independent
His novel approach brings a different perspective to the myths he analyzes. By all rights, this book should provoke debate and is, therefore, indispensable to any research library ... Essential.
G.J. Reece, CHOICE
Steve Connor, The Independent
His novel approach brings a different perspective to the myths he analyzes. By all rights, this book should provoke debate and is, therefore, indispensable to any research library ... Essential.
G.J. Reece, CHOICE