Myths & Legends: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins and Meanings

by John Pemberton

Book Overview

Part of the Oxford People series, Myths & Legends brings together the principal mythologies, legends, and folklore of ancient and modern cultures and explores the relationship that they have with their people and with the major religions of the world.

Rock paintings of the rainbow serpent in Australia date back more than 6,000 years and the legend has been passed down orally for even longer. The Aboriginal dreaming about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785833366
• ISBN13: 9780785833369
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 10.5"