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02569aam a2200397 i 4500 001 C8E62684AF6A11E9816CD31097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190726010032 008 171214t20192019nyuab b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2017059875 020 $a 019090013X 020 $a 9780190900137 040 $a PUL $b eng $e rda $c PUL $d DLC $d OCLCF $d DRB $d GZM $d GSU $d G3B $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BL312 $b .L444 2019 082 00 $a 201/.3 $2 23 100 1 $a Leeming, David Adams, $d 1937- $e author. 245 14 $a The world of myth : $b an anthology / $c David Adams Leeming. 250 $a Third edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xv, 331 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part one. Cosmic myths -- The creation -- The flood -- The apocalypse -- Part two. Myths of the gods -- The pantheons -- The god as archetype -- Gods, goddesses, and lesser spirits -- Part three. Hero myths -- Part four. Place and object myths -- The world of afterlife -- The mountain -- The city -- The genitals -- The stone -- The tree -- The garden, the grove, and the cave -- The labyrinth. 520 $a "David Leeming provides a sweeping anthology of myths, ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian islands and modern science. Students will be captivated by stories of great floods from the ancient Babylonians, Hebrews, Chinese, and Mayans; tales of apocalypse from India, the Norse, Christianity, and modern science; and myths of the mother goddess from Native American Hopi culture and James Lovelock's Gaia. Leeming has culled myths from Aztec, Greek, African, Australian Aboriginal, Caribbean, Japanese, Moslem, Hittite, Celtic, Chinese, and Persian cultures, offering one of the most wide-ranging collections of what he calls the 'collective dreams of humanity.'"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Myth. 650 0 $a Mythology. 650 0 $a Mythology $v Comparative studies. 650 7 $a Myth. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01031678 650 7 $a Mythology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01031701 655 7 $a Comparative studies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423767 776 08 $i Online version: $a Leeming, David Adams, 1937- $t World of myth (an anthology). $b Third edition. $d NEW YORK : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2019 $z 9780190900144 $w (DLC) 2017061207 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214023236.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190726011911.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C8E62684AF6A11E9816CD31097128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search