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When They Severed Earth from Sky : How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
When They Severed Earth from Sky How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Paul T. Barber
Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, these "myths" did not begin as fiction. This absorbing...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691099866
ISBN-10: 0691099863
Publication Date: 12/28/2004
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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