The origins of the world's mythologies
| 1. Verfasser: |
Witzel, Michael 1943-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xx, 665 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780195367461 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0195367464 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780199812851 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199812853 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 1. Introduction : What is myth, and how do we study and compare it? ; Definition of myth and its study in the past ; Comparative myth ; Laurasian mythology ; Earlier explanations of myth ; Ur-forms, history, and archaeology ; Summary
- 2. Comparison and theory
- 3. Creation myths: the Laurasian story line, our first novel
- 4. The contributions of other sciences: comparison of language, physical anthropology, genetics, and archaeology
- 5. The countercheck: Australia, Melanesia, and Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6. First tales: Pan-Gaean mythology
- 7. Laurasian mythology in historical development
- 8. Outlook.
