A Short History of Myth vs World mythology: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mythology, Literature

Cover of A Short History of Myth

A Short History of Myth Karen Armstrong · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.7 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of World mythology

World mythology Donna Rosenberg · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.0 561 pages · ≈ 10 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate World mythology higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 4 votes.
A Short History of Myth is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for World mythology.

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