Geomythology: How Common Stories Reflect Earth Events

by Timothy J. Burbery

Gold-guarding griffins, Cyclopes, killer lakes, man-eating birds, and "fire devils" from the sky-such wonders have long been dismissed as fictional. Now, thanks to the richly interdisciplinary field of geomythology, researchers are taking a second look. It turns out that these and similar tales, which originated in pre-literate societies, contain surprisingly accurate, pre-scientific intuitions about startling or catastrophic earth-based phenomena...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367711095
• ISBN13: 9780367711092
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"