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When They Severed Earth from Sky

- How the Human Mind Shapes Myth

About When They Severed Earth from Sky

Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691127743
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 312
  • Published:
  • September 24, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x234x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 466 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of When They Severed Earth from Sky

Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies.

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