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100 1 Leeming, David Adams,|d1937-|0https://id.loc.gov/
authorities/names/n80034392
245 10 From Olympus to Camelot :|bthe world of European mythology
/|cDavid Leeming.
264 1 Oxford [England] ;|aNew York :|bOxford University Press,
|c[2003]
264 4 |c©2003
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504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and
index.
505 0 Introduction: myths and mythologies -- The mythology of
prehistoric Europe -- The Indo-Europeans : a common
mythology? -- Greek mythology -- Roman mythology -- Celtic
mythology -- Germanic mythology -- Baltic, Slavic, and
Balkan mythology -- Finnic and other non-Indo-European
mythologies -- European deities and creation myths -- The
European mythic hero -- European philosophical myths and
the modern world.
520 From the stories suggested by the great cave paintings of
the Paleolithic period to the thought experiments of
modern scientists, From Olympus to Camelot provides a
sweeping history of the development of the rich and varied
European mythological tradition. David Leeming, an
authority on world mythology, begins with a general
introduction to mythology and mythological terms, and then
turns to the stories themselves. Discussing well-known
figures such as Zeus, Aphrodite, Thor, and Cuchulainn, and
less familiar ones such as Perun, Mari, and the Sorcerer
of Lescaux, Leeming illustrates and analyzes the enduring
human endeavor to make sense of existence through deities
and heroes. Following an initial exploration of the Indo-
European sources of European mythology and the connections
between the myths of Europe and those of India and Iran,
the book proceeds to survey the major beliefs of Greek,
Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Baltic, and Slavic cultures, as
well as the mythologies of non-Indo-European cultures such
as the Etruscans and the Finns. Among its contents are
introductions to the pantheons of various mythologies,
examinations of major mythological works, and retellings
of the influential mythical stories. This work also
examines European deities, creation myths, and heroes in
the context of Christian belief, and considers the
translation of traditional stories into the mythologies of
modern European political, scientific, philosophical, and
economic movements. European mythology is the core
mythology of Western civilization. This wide-ranging
volume offers a lively and informative survey, along with
a provocative new way of understanding this fundamental
aspect of European culture.
588 0 Print version record.
590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic
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650 7 Mythology, European.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/
1031786
655 4 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aLeeming, David Adams, 1937-|tFrom
Olympus to Camelot.|dOxford [England] ; New York : Oxford
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