Transformations of myth through timeSpeculates on the origins of mythology, describes mythic stereotypes, and looks at how myths affect the modern world |
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TRANSFORMATIONS OF MYTH THROUGH TIME
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Contents
Origins of Man and Myth | 1 |
American Indian Myths | 25 |
Gods and Goddesses of the Neolithic Period | 49 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Transformations of myth through time |
| Author | Joseph Campbell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Perennial Library, 1990 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Jul 21, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060551895, 9780060551896 |
| Length | 263 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Action & Adventure Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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