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Götter und Helden
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2007; US$ 19.40Hauptbeschreibung Die Reihe TOP TEN macht Wissen spannend. Kompetenzen werden eingeübt und trainiert, Fantasie und Engagement angeregt. Die Kopiervorlagen sind selbsterklärend und vielseitig einsetzbar: bei Projektwochen, Freiarbeitsphasen, Nachmittags-AG, ... Götter und Mythen sind mit unserem Alltag verflochten: Sisyphosarbeit, der seidene Faden... more...
White Vanishing
Editions Rodopi 2012; US$ 98.00The story of the vulnerable white person vanishing without trace into the harsh Australian landscape is a potent and compelling element in multiple genres of mainstream Australian culture. It has been sung in Little Boy Lost, brought to life on the big more...
The Modern Construction of Myth
Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 31.95"... one of the richest, clearest, and acutest surveys to date of the course of theorizing about myth from the eighteenth century on. I know of no more useful volume on the topic. Despite the postmodern connotations of the title, Von Hendy is writing not to expose the concept of myth but simply to show... more...
Concept of the Goddess
Routledge 1998; US$ 40.95This volume is an up-to-date, highly readable study of the female aspects of religion both in past and present mythologies. It explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures. more...
Bulfinch's Mythology
Random House Publishing Group 1999; US$ 19.95For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity, Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths, and the age of chivalry have been known. The forerunner of such interpreters as Edith Hamilton and Robert Graves, Thomas Bulfinch wanted to make... more...
The Myths We Live By
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 27.95Mary Midgley argues in her powerful new book that far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it. In brilliant prose, she claims that myths are neither lies nor mere stories but a network of powerful symbols that suggest particular ways of interpreting the world. more...
The Faces of the Goddess
Oxford University Press 1997; US$ 54.99Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions but finds no signs of a common origin for a primordial "Great Mother." more...
The Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions
Helicon Publishing 2005; US$ 19.77Introduction to the religions of the world, covering the beliefs, traditions, and writings of each faith. more...
Eyewitness Companions: Mythology
Dorling Kindersley 2007; US$ 25.00Originally told to explain the mysteries of the world?such as creation, divine will, fertility, death, and love?myths are a major part of many cultures throughout the world, and each area has its own myths. Organized by geographic region, each myth is placed within the civilization?s history and context. The key elements of world mythology, such as... more...
The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena
Visible Ink Press 2007; US$ 19.95From sacred mountains and places of pilgrimage to visions and out-of-body travel, this reference explores unusual and unexplained physical events, apparitions, and other phenomena rooted in religious beliefs. Each entry features a balanced presentation and includes a description of the phenomenon, the religious claims surrounding the occurrence,... more...









