When They Severed Earth from Sky : How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, th...
Autores principales: | Barber, E. J. W., 1940- (Autor), Barber, Paul, 1941- (Autor) |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2011.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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