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World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics Donna Rosenberg

World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics By Donna Rosenberg

World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics by Donna Rosenberg


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Helping students to gain an understanding of ancient and modern cultures, this is a compilation of over 50 myths and epics. It features myths and epics from the Middle East, Greece, Rome, the Far East and Pacific islands, the British Isles, Northern Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An introduction and historical background supplement each myth.

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World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics Summary

World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics by Donna Rosenberg

World Mythology is a compilation of over 50 great myths and epics. Your students will gain an appreciation and understanding of ancient and modern cultures through myths and epics from the Middle East, Greece and Rome, the Far East and Pacific islands, the British Isles, Northern Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An introduction and historical background supplement each myth. Questions at the end of each selection prompt analysis and response.

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Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroduction

The Middle EastBabyloniaThe Enuma elishEgyptOsiris, Iris, and HorusHittiteTelepinuSumer/BabyloniaGilgameshPersiaEsfandyar, the Prince Who Would Be KingGreece and RomeGreeceThe Creation of the Titans and the GodsThe Ages of ManDemeter and PersephoneThe Labors and Death of HeraclesThe IliadJason and the Golden FleeceMedeaRomePyramus and ThisbeThe AeneidThe Far East and the Pacific IslandsIndiaThe Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the UniverseThe RamayanaChinaThe Creation of the Universe and Human BeingsChi Li Slays the SerpentJapanAmaterasuKotan Utunnai (Ainu)New ZealandThe Creation Cycle (Polynesia/Maori)HawaiiThe Taming of the Sun (Polynesia/Hawaii)The British IslesIreland/ScotlandThe Ages of the WorldDagda the GoodEngland/ScandinaviaBeowulfEngland/FranceKing ArthurNorthern EuropeThe Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the UniverseThe Death of BalderThe Theft of Thor's HammerSigurd the VolsungAfricaNigeriaThe Creation o the Universe and Ife (Yoruba)ZaireThe Origin of Life and Fire (Boshongo/Bakuba)BeninThe Quarrel Between Sagbata and Sogbo (Fon)GhanaGassire's Lute (Soninke)MaliBakaridjan Kone (Segu)The AmericasBoliviaThe Creation (Tiahuanaco/Aymara)PeruThe Children of the Sun (Inca)VenezuelaWanadi the Creator (Yekuhana)GuatemalaThe Creation (Maya)MexicoThe Creation Cycle (Toltec/Aztec)Quetzalcoatl (Toltec/Aztec)United StatesThe Emergence (Navajo)Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away (Crow)United States/CanadaThe Woman Who Fell from the Sky (Iroquois/Huron)Raven and the Sources of Light (Haida/Tsimshian/Tlingit)Sedna (Inuit)CanadaCaught by a Hair-String (Micmac)

NotesSelected BibliographyIndex of Characters with Pronunciation Guide

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CIN0844259667G
9780844259666
0844259667
World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics by Donna Rosenberg
Used - Good
Paperback
NTC Publishing Group,U.S.
19990716
640
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