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Myth, Ritual & Religion - Volume 2

Myth, Ritual & Religion - Volume 2

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Metaphysical GeneralReligion General General Political Science

ISBN10: 1596052058
ISBN13: 9781596052055
Publisher: Cosimo Inc
Published: Jan 1 2013
Pages: 392
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.87 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
First published in 1887, this early work of comparative mythology remains a vital resource to students and devotees of ethnography, history, and world legends. Lang's stunningly comprehensive overview of pre-scientific thinking provides an important perspective on the worldviews that molded and continue to influence modern thought. In Volume Two, Lang explores the concept the the divine as it has manifested itself around the world, examines the importance of ritual, and delves particularly into the mythologies of ancient Egypt, Greece, Mexico, and India to demonstrate how imaginative ideas about gods have shaped humanity. Scottish journalist and author ANDREW LANG (1844-1912), the son of the sheriff-clerk of rural Selkirkshire, was educated at Edinburgh Academy, the Universities of St. Andrews and Glasgow, and Balliol College, Oxford. A contemporary and friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, he produced a stunning variety and number of volumes, including books of poetry, novels, children's books, histories, and biographies, as well as criticism, essays, scholarly works of anthropology, and translations of classical literature.

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