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Comparative mythology

Author: Jaan Puhvel
Publisher: Baltimore ; London : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993.
Edition/Format:   Print book : English : [2nd print.]View all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jaan Puhvel
ISBN: 0801834139 9780801834134 0801839386 9780801839382
OCLC Number: 716684891
Description: x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents: PrefaceIntroductionPart I: DirectionsChapter 1. The Study of MythChapter 2. Creation Myth in the Ancient Near EastChapter 3. The Concepts "Indo-European" and "Indo-Iranian"Part II: TraditionsChapter 4. Vedic IndiaChapter 5. Epic IndiaChapter 6. Ancient IranChapter 7. Epic IranChapter 8. Ancient GreeceChapter 9. Ancient RomeChapter 10. Celtic MythChapter 11. Germanic MythChapter 12. Baltic and Slavic MythPart III: ThemesChapter 13. God and WarriorChapter 14. King and VirginChapter 15. Horse and RulerChapter 16. Fire in WaterChapter 17. Twin and BrotherIndex
Responsibility: Jaan Puhvel.

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A judicious evaluation of what has been written about Indo-European mythology over the past forty years. Times Literary Supplement

 
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