The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology

Brown, Nathan Robert,Smith Ph.D., Evans Lansing

ISBN 10: 1592577644 / ISBN 13: 9781592577644

Editore: Alpha, 2008

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Riassunto:

An informative overview of world mythological traditions examines the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and angels of myths from every region of the world, analyzing parallels between the traditions and lore of Celtic, Teutonic, Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Norse, Native American, and other cultures and including a glossary of terms and handy indexes. Original.

Informazioni sugli autori:

Nathan Brown is a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps, a martial arts expert, a manga devotee, and, currently, an English major and humanities minor in his junior year at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D., is professor of English at Midwestern State University and adjunct professor of mythological studies at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is the author of eight books and numerous articles on comparative literature and mythology. Nathan Brown is a graduate student of English at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. The common thread of his research has been to tie world mythologies and religions to one another by use of universal character structures, trinities, and plot systems. He is the author of The Pocket Idiot?s Guide to Surviving College.

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Titolo: The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology
Casa editrice: Alpha
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good