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American, African, and Old European Mythologies

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Mythologies offers illuminating examples of the workings of myth in the structure of societies past and present-how we create, use, and are guided by systems of myth to answer fundamental questions about ourselves and our world.

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Mythologies offers illuminating examples of the workings of myth in the structure of societies past and present-how we create, use, and are guided by systems of myth to answer fundamental questions about ourselves and our world.

Almost all of Mythologies, originally published as a two-volume cloth set, is now available in four paperback volumes. These volumes reproduce the articles, introductory essays, and illustrations as they appeared in the full Mythologies set, and each includes a new Preface by Wendy Doniger.  This volume gathers eighty articles on mythologies from around the world. A section on the Americas and the South Pacific covers myths of native Americans, from the Inuit to the Mesoamericans, about such topics as the cosmos, fire, and the creation of the world. Essays on African mythology range from the 266 basic signs of West Africa to themes such as twins, the placenta, and masks.

The final section, covering Celtic, Norse, and Slavic traditions opens with an overview of the Indo-Europeans and concludes with an essay on the religion and myths of Armenia.  Here are 80 articles on mythologies from around the world, including Native Americans, African, Celtic, Norse, and Slavic, and about such topics as fire, the cosmos, and creation. Also includes an overview of the Indo-Europeans and an essay on the religions and myths of Armenia.

Publisher:University Of Chicago Press
Edition:1st Edition
Binding:Paperback
Volume(s):1
About the Author:Yves Bonnefoy (1923–2016) was a poet, critic, and professor of comparative poetics at the Collège de France. In addition to poetry and literary criticism, he published numerous works of art history and translated into French several of Shakespeare’s plays.
Product Dimensions:8.8 x 0.8 x 11.2 inches
Editor:Yves Bonnefoy
Translator:Wendy Doniger
Pages:296
Publication Date:May 15, 1993