A Short History of Myth (Myths series)Knopf Canada, 29. 10. 2010. - 168 страница What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them? A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great Western Transformation” of the last 500 years–and why we dismiss it only at our peril. |
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What is a Myth? | 1 |
The Mythology | 41 |
The Early Civilisations | 58 |
The Axial Age c 800 to 200 BCE | 79 |
The PostAxial Period c 200 BCE to | 104 |
The Great Western Transformation | 119 |
References | 151 |
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Anat ancient animals archetypal Asherah Atrahasis Axial Age Axial sages Baal Babylonian become believe biblical bring Burkert century Chinese Christians civilisation compassion Confucius cosmos created creation myth cult culture death deity Demeter developed Dilmun divine Dreams and Mysteries Dumuzi early earth earthly Eliade Enkidu Enuma Elish Ereshkigal ethical existence experience experienced felt forces Genesis Gilgamesh gods Greek heaven hero Homo Necans human hunter hunting societies Ibid ical Inanna initiation insight Ishtar Jesus Jews Kabbalah Kabbalists kill Laozi Lascaux lives logos Marduk Mesopotamia mode of thought modern Mother Goddess Muslims mystical mythology mythos nature Neanderthal Neolithic Neolithic revolution novel old myths Palaeolithic Palaeolithic period Patterns in Comparative Plato poem Power of Myth profane prophets quest rational realised reality realm religious revolution rites ritual sacred scientific seemed sense shaman Shekhinah spiritual stories symbol timeless traditional trans transcendence transformation underworld Utnapishtim Western women Yahweh