Author: Flora Juliette Cooke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children
Author: Flora Juliette Cooke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS
Author: Florence Holbrook
Publisher: HOLISTENCE PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 6256646681
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher: HOLISTENCE PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 6256646681
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Dictionary of Nature Myths
Author: Tamra Andrews
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195136772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195136772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
Nature Myths and Stories
Author: Flora Juliette Cooke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Story of Myth
Author: Sarah Iles Johnston
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674185072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Greek myths have long been admired as beautiful, thrilling stories but dismissed as serious objects of belief. For centuries scholars have held that Greek epics, tragedies, and the other compelling works handed down to us obscure the “real” myths that supposedly inspired them. Instead of joining in this pursuit of hidden meanings, Sarah Iles Johnston argues that the very nature of myths as stories—as gripping tales starring vivid characters—enabled them to do their most important work: to create and sustain belief in the gods and heroes who formed the basis of Greek religion. By drawing on work in narratology, sociology, and folklore studies, and by comparing Greek myths not only to the myths of other cultures but also to fairy tales, ghost stories, fantasy works, modern novels, and television series, The Story of Myth reveals the subtle yet powerful ways in which these ancient Greek tales forged enduring bonds between their characters and their audiences, created coherent story-worlds, and made it possible to believe in extraordinary gods. Johnston captures what makes Greek myths distinctively Greek, but simultaneously brings these myths into a broader conversation about how the stories told by all cultures affect our shared view of the cosmos and the creatures who inhabit it.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674185072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Greek myths have long been admired as beautiful, thrilling stories but dismissed as serious objects of belief. For centuries scholars have held that Greek epics, tragedies, and the other compelling works handed down to us obscure the “real” myths that supposedly inspired them. Instead of joining in this pursuit of hidden meanings, Sarah Iles Johnston argues that the very nature of myths as stories—as gripping tales starring vivid characters—enabled them to do their most important work: to create and sustain belief in the gods and heroes who formed the basis of Greek religion. By drawing on work in narratology, sociology, and folklore studies, and by comparing Greek myths not only to the myths of other cultures but also to fairy tales, ghost stories, fantasy works, modern novels, and television series, The Story of Myth reveals the subtle yet powerful ways in which these ancient Greek tales forged enduring bonds between their characters and their audiences, created coherent story-worlds, and made it possible to believe in extraordinary gods. Johnston captures what makes Greek myths distinctively Greek, but simultaneously brings these myths into a broader conversation about how the stories told by all cultures affect our shared view of the cosmos and the creatures who inhabit it.
Myths and Legends of the Bantu
Author: Alice Werner
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714617350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714617350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Wonder Garden
Author: Frances Jenkins Olcott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines
Author: W. Ramsay Smith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486427096
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colorful compilation of oral traditions, readers can savor the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without any attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories. The myths range in nature and tone from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to legends about the roots of religious and social customs, to fanciful and humorous animal fables. Unabridged republication of Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, Ballantyne Press-Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London, n.d., ca. 1930. Index. 63 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486427096
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colorful compilation of oral traditions, readers can savor the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without any attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories. The myths range in nature and tone from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to legends about the roots of religious and social customs, to fanciful and humorous animal fables. Unabridged republication of Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, Ballantyne Press-Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London, n.d., ca. 1930. Index. 63 black-and-white illustrations.
Why the Crocodile Has a Wide Mouth
Author: Florence Holbrook
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486148998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
These 54 wonder-filled stories describe in simple folktale style how many amazing creatures of the earth were created and why they look and act as they do. 29 illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486148998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
These 54 wonder-filled stories describe in simple folktale style how many amazing creatures of the earth were created and why they look and act as they do. 29 illustrations.
Animals and Nature
Author: Rod Preece
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals. Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have often been misleadingly rosy, simplified and codified according to current fashionable concepts. Animals and Nature is the result of six years' intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals. Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have often been misleadingly rosy, simplified and codified according to current fashionable concepts. Animals and Nature is the result of six years' intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.