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The world of myth

Author: David Adams Leeming
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Leeming, David Adams, 1937-
World of myth.
New York : Oxford University Press, 1990
(OCoLC)607785357
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: David Adams Leeming
ISBN: 0195056019 9780195056013
OCLC Number: 20670594
Description: xv, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: I. Cosmic myths: Creation stories --
Flood stories --
Afterlife stories --
Apocalypse stories --
II. Myths of the gods: Pantheonic stories --
God as archetype --
Stories of archetypal gods --
Supreme being --
Great mother --
Dying god --
Trickster --
Stories of gods, goddesses, and lesser spirits --
III. Hero myths: Hero stories --
Conception, birth, and childhood of the hero --
Journey quest of the hero --
Rebirth, return, and apotheosis of the hero --
IV. Place and object myths: Stories of places and objects --
Mountain --
City --
Temple --
Genitals --
Stone --
Tree --
The garden, the grove, and the cave --
Labyrinth.
Responsibility: David Adams Leeming.
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