What is a myth?
Título
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What is a myth?
Geoff, Barker
Resumen
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Every culture in human history has created its own myths to describe how the natural world works. These stories explain the cultural lessons, values, and religious beliefs of a specific group of people and within this book are some of the best-known myths are reproduced in a way that readers can grasp and interpret their meanings.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2014
The Britannica Common Core Library
Descripción física
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32 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contenido
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What is a myth? -- Why are myths told? -- Themes in myths -- Myths retold: Ymir, the Frost Giant ; Raven ; Let's compare ; Theseus and the Minotaur ; Horus and Seth ; Let's compare ; Aeneas ; Monkey ; Let's compare -- Write your own myth
Término de la materia
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Mythology, Greek.
Mythology, Egyptian.
Mythology.
Storytelling.
Greek mythology.
Folklore.
Egyptian mythology.
Síntesis
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Every culture in human history has created its own myths to describe how the natural world works. These stories explain the cultural lessons, values, and religious beliefs of a specific group of people and within this book are some of the best-known myths are reproduced in a way that readers can grasp and interpret their meanings.
ISBN
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9781622751952
Información de publicación
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New York, NY : Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. : Britannica Educational Publishing, c2014.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Kameyosek | 398.2 BAR | Book | 30239000113025 | Non-Fiction |