num_pages: 224
description: Mythology is the study of the imaginative traditions through which humans attempt to understand and control the world about them.This comprehensive and accessible survey of the world's principal myths the result of extensive research shows how each story relates to the social patterns and religious beliefs of the time and place to which it belongs.Includes over 400 color and black &amp; white illustrations.
language: English
title: Mythology - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Principal Myths and Religions of the World
publisher: Barnes & Noble