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LEADER: 01631cam a22002897a 4500
001 2001099881
003 DLC
005 20150101075529.0
008 011228s1999 mauab b 001 0 eng d
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020 $a0738205958 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aBL313$b.H64 1999
082 04 $a291.1/3$221
084 $a73.56$2bcl
100 1 $aHoffman, Curtiss.
245 14 $aThe seven story tower :$ba mythic journey through space and time /$cCurtiss Hoffman.
260 $aCambridge, MA :$bPerseus,$cc1999.
300 $axx, 312 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-253) and index.
520 $aFrom the white stag to the green knight, The Seven Story Tower examines how myth colors our perception of history, nature, and ourselves. Organized around seven key myths-representing the Irish, Greek, Sumerian, Indonesian, Amazonian, and Inuit cultures, as well as the fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien-this book is the perfect introduction to the common themes found in world mythology. Curtiss Hoffman, archaeologist and anthropologist, takes us beyond the entertaining stories and uses insights from cultural anthropology and analytical psychology to analyze the many common themes found throughout. In particular, he examines the significance of names, numbers, plants, animals, the heavenly bodies, and the human body.--$cSource other than Library of Congress.
650 0 $aMyth.
650 0 $aReligion and sociology.
650 17 $aMythen.$2gtt