Human beings have always been mythmakers.
An edition of A Short History of Myth
(2005)
A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong
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The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science. Armstrong's typically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril.
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Literature, Myth, Mythologie, Fiction, History, MythologyShowing 2 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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A Short History of Myth
October 5, 2005, Canongate U.S., Canongate Ltd., Canongate
Hardcover
in English
- 1st American ed.
184195716X 9781841957166
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