The origins of the world's mythologies
This remarkable book is the most ambitious work on mythology since that of the renowned Mircea Eliade, who all but single-handedly invented the modern study of myth and religion. Focusing on the oldest available texts, buttressed by data from archeology, comparative linguistics and human population...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2012.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3469626x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction. What is myth, and how do we study and compare it? ; Definition of myth and its study in the past ; Comparative mythology ; Laurasian mythology ; Earlier explanations of myth ; Ur-forms, history, and archaeology ; Summary
- 2. Comparison and theory. Theory and practice of comparisons ; Reconstructing Laurasian mythology ; Enhancing the reconstruction ; Reconstructing the Laurasian mythological system and inherent problems ; Structure and content in some macro-areas of Laurasian mythology ; Some objections to the approach of historical comparative mythology ; Conclusion
- 3. Creation myths : the Laurasian story line, our first novel. Primordial creation ; Father Heaven, Mother Earth ; Separation of heaven and earth, the prop ; Creation of land ; The demiurge or trickster ; Generations, four ages, and five suns ; The creation of humans ; Descent of "noble" lineages ; The flood ; Heroes ; The final destruction ; Summary
- 4. The contributions of other sciences : comparison of language, physical anthropology, genetics, and archaeology. Linguistics ; Physical anthropology ; Genetics ; Archaeology ; Other items of comparison ; Conclusions resulting from the comparison of the sciences involved
- 5. The countercheck : Australia, Melanesia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Possible ways to countercheck ; Beyond Laurasia ; Gondwana mythologies ; Individual Gondwana myth types and their common characteristics ; Secondary influences on Gondwana mythology ; Conflicting myths in Gondwanaland ; Counterchecking Laurasian mythology based on Gondwana mythology
- 6. First tales : Pan-Gaean mythology. Beyond Laurasia and Gondwana ; Our first tales
- 7. Laurasian mythology in historical development. Late Palaeolithic religion ; Changes from the Late Palaeolithic to state societies ; Dating Gondwana and Laurasian mythology
- 8. Outlook. The meaning of Laurasian Mythology ; Beyond Laurasia, Gondwana, and Pan-Gaea ; Epilogue.
