MYTHOLOGY HANDBOOK: AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE PRINCIPAL MYTHS AND RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

Book ID/图书代码： 07980008B22869

English Summary/英文概要： Mythology is the study of the imaginative traditions through which man attempts to understand and control the world about him. This comprehensive and accessible survey of the world’s principal myths is the result of extensive research and brings out the distinctive character and force of each individual story and shows its specific link with the social patterns and religious beliefs of the country and/or time to which it belongs. All the major mythological systems are examined, from non-literate societies to complex cultures and from the ancient world to the present: from Voodoo to Christianity, from ancient Egypt and classical Greece to modern Germany and Japan. Over 400 illustrations, many of them in colour, show myths brought to life in art, and feature some of the world’s most famous paintings and sculptures. In addition, specially commissioned maps illustrate the location and spread of the primary mythological systems.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 神话学的研究范围是人类以了解世界、控制世界为目的而虚构的故事。本书着力研究世界主要神话，研究广泛详实，内容丰富详尽。书中罗列各独立故事的特色人物和影响，分析故事与社会形态、宗教信仰和时代的联系。本书对所有主要神话体系均有研究，跨越时代地域和社会发展形态。超过400帧精美的彩色插图均为重现神话的艺术作品，其中不乏世界驰名的画作和雕塑。此外，特制的地图直观展现原始神话体系的发源地和传播路线。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Richard Cavendish is author of THE BLACK ARTS, VISIONS OF HEAVEN AND HELL and KING ARTHUR AND THE GRAIL
理查德卡文迪什作品包括《妖术》、《天堂和地狱幻象》、《亚瑟王和圣杯》。

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