A Short History of Myth
- ISBN-10
- 184195800X
- ISBN-13
- 9781841958002
- Series
- A Short History Of Myth
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Canongate Us
- Author
- Karen Armstrong
Description
The author of The History of God and In the Beginning: A New Reading of Genesis offers a useful, well-written introduction to mythology from the Paleolithic period to the "Great Western Transformation" that used science to discredit myth. Reprint.
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