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The life-giving myth and other essays /
Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished work by A.M. Hocart the book examines such issues as: Why a queen should not have been married before; why a guest is sacred; why people are believed to have been turned into stone; how money o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2004.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography ;
092. Witchcraft, folklore, and mythology ; volume 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished work by A.M. Hocart the book examines such issues as: Why a queen should not have been married before; why a guest is sacred; why people are believed to have been turned into stone; how money originated. These issues are considered as part of a socio-religious complex embraced in many parts of the world, both East and West. (There are chapters on the UK, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Fiji, Egypt, and Ancient Greece). |
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| Notas: | Originally published:. London : Methuen, 1952. Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136551178 1136551174 9781315018034 1315018039 |