American, African, and Old European MythologiesYves Bonnefoy University of Chicago Press, 1993. 5. 15. - 274페이지 Mythologies offers illuminating examples of the workings of myth in the structure of societies past and present—how we create, use, and are guided by systems of myth to answer fundamental questions about ourselves and our world. Almost all of Mythologies, originally published as a two-volume cloth set, is now available in four paperback volumes. These volumes reproduce the articles, introductory essays, and illustrations as they appeared in the full Mythologies set, and each includes a new Preface by Wendy Doniger. This volume gathers eighty articles on mythologies from around the world. A section on the Americas and the South Pacific covers myths of native Americans, from the Inuit to the Mesoamericans, about such topics as the cosmos, fire, and the creation of the world. Essays on African mythology range from the 266 basic signs of West Africa to themes such as twins, the placenta, and masks. The final section, covering Celtic, Norse, and Slavic traditions opens with an overview of the Indo-Europeans and concludes with an essay on the religion and myths of Armenia. |
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Part 2 The Americas and the South Pacific | 22 |
Part 3 Africa | 110 |
Part 4 Celts Norse Slavs Caucasians and their Neighbors | 176 |
Index | 268 |
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Aesir Africa Amma ancestors ancient animals appears Aztec Bambara beliefs BIBLIOGRAPHY birth blood body brother called celestial Celtic Celts century ceremonies Christian clan creation cult culture dance dead death deities divine Dogon Dumézil earth elements fertility figures fire fonio French function Gallic Gaul Georges Dumézil goddess gods Greek hero horse human Indians Indo-European initiation Inuit Ireland Irish king language living magic Malinke masks Maya Mesoamerican Mexico City moon mother Musée Musée de l'Homme myth mythical mythology nature Nommo Norse objects Óðinn offered origin Orisha pagan Paris Photo placenta priests Pryderi Pwyll region religion religious represented rites ritual river role Roman sacred sacrifice sexual shaman Shango Shilluk signs Slavic Slavs social society solar soul spirits story Sucellus symbolic texts theme thought tion tradition tree tribes Tuatha Dé Danann twins universe Vanir vols warriors woman women word worship