American, African, and Old European mythologies
By: compiled by Yves Bonnefoy ; translated under the direction of Wendy Doniger by Gerald Honigsblum ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bonnefoy, Yves.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Religion -- Encyclopedias.; Indians -- Religion -- Encyclopedias.; Mythology, West African -- Encyclopedias.; Mythology, European -- Encyclopedias.
Description: "This comprehensive book of mythologies gathers eighty articles from distinguished scholars covering a fascinating variety of themes and topics. The articles offer illuminating examples of the working of myth in cultures past and present- how we create, use, and are guided by systems of myth to answer fundamental questions about ourselves and our world: Where do we come from? Who are we? How shall we live? What happens when we die?..."--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Translation of selections from: Dictionnaire des mythologies et des religions des sociétés traditionnelles et du monde antique.