The Oxford Companion to World Mythology

by David A. Leeming

Book Overview

Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology, or myth-logic, in history and
determines that the dreams of specific cultures add up to a larger collective story of humanity. Stopping short of attempting to be all-inclusive, this fascinating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195156692
• ISBN13: 9780195156690
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"