This panoramic 1887 study argues that a nation’s mythology evolves from more “primitive” forms—which is why certain aspects of mythology are irrational. This first volume explores definitions and systems of mythology, anthropology applied to mythology, totems, magic, metaphysics, nature myths, Indo-Aryan and Indian myths, Greek myths on the origin of the world, and “savage” myths.
About the author
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scotsman, best known as the compiler of the dozen “colored”
Fairy Books. A poet, novelist, literary critic, anthropologist, and historian, Lang was also a founder of psychical research. His books include
The Princess Nobody (1884)
, Ballads and Verses Vain (1884)
, Letters to Dead Authors (1886)
, In the Wrong Paradise (1886)
, The Mark of Cain (1886), and many more.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 388 ● ISBN 9781411460942 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864373 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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