A Short History Of Myth
- ISBN-10
- 1847673880
- ISBN-13
- 9781847673886
- Series
- A Short History Of Myth
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-10-30
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Author
- Karen Armstrong
Description
As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and ends buried in the heart of the modern novel. Surprising, powerful and profound, A Short History of Myth examines the world's most ancient art form - the making and telling of stories - and why we still need it.
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