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Author Davis, Kenneth C.

Title Don't know much about mythology : everything you need to know about the greatest stories in human history but never learned / Kenneth C. Davis.

Publication Info. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2005]
©2005

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  201.3 DAVIS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  201.3 DAVIS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  291.13 D294    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  201.3 DAV    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  201.3 DAV    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  201 DAV    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  201 DAVIS    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  201.3 DAVIS    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  292 DAVIS    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  291.13 DAV    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description viii, 545 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [507]-519) and index.
Contents Introduction -- All men have need of gods -- Gift of the Nile : the myths of Egypt -- By the rivers of Babylon : the myths of Mesopotamia -- Greek miracle : the myths of Greece and Rome -- An age of axes, an age of swords : the myths of the Celts and Norse -- Bridge to the East -- Radiance of a thousand suns : the myths of India -- Everywhere under heaven : the myths of China and Japan -- Out of Africa : the myths of sub-Saharan Africa -- Sacred hoops : the myths of the Americas and Pacific Islands.
Summary Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent a question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. He tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha. Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes--from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse--continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music.--From publisher description.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 10.4 35.0 106770.
Subject Mythology.
ISBN 006019460X
Standard No. 9780060194604
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