18 books like World mythology

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Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend John McKinnell · 2005 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Close examination of the significant theme of other-worldly encounters in Norse myth and legend, including giantesses, monsters and the dead"--Provided by publisher Shares Mythology, Literature

Hephaestus Teri Temple · 2012 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light Shares Mythology with this book.

Comparative mythology F. Max Müller · 1909 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

Myth and ritual in Christianity Alan Watts · 1953 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

Modern mythology Andrew Lang · 1897 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Challenging xxiv p., 1 l., 212 p. 23 cm. Shares Mythology

Manual of mythology A. S. Murray · 1873 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Mythology with this book.

Sun lore of all ages William Tyler Olcott · 1914 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

Manual of mythology A. S. Murray · 1873 · 399p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Mythology with this book.

Eros

Eros Teri Temple · 2012 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light Shares Mythology with this book.

Eden's eyes Sean Costello · 1989 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Karen Lockhart has been blind all her life. Now she can see with a dead man's eyes but with her new blessing come an even greater curse: terror. Karen's world had grown dark until a vicious punk named Eden Crowell is killed one night in a barroom brawl and doctors salvage what they can from his ruined body. His heart goest to an old drunk, his kidney to a young girl, and his silver blue eyes… Shares Literature

A Short History of Myth Karen Armstrong · 2005 · ★ 3.7 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science.… Shares Mythology, Literature

The golden age of myth & legend Thomas Bulfinch · 1900 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

Traditions of the Tinguian Fay-Cooper Cole · 1915 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Abstracts: p. 202-226. Shares Mythology

Viking gods and heroes E. M. Wilmot-Buxton · 2004 A collection of myths about Thor, Odin, Sigurd, and other Nordic gods, goddesses, and heroes. Shares Mythology

Thor Graeme Davis · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Light Shares Mythology with this book.

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and sagas

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and sagas H. A. Guerber · 1908 · 396p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

In the days of giants Abbie Farwell Brown · 1902 · 259p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "This book is made of the stories told by the Northern folk,-the people who live in the land of the midnight sun, where summer is green and pleasant, but winter is a terrible time of cold and gloom; where rocky mountains tower like huge giants, over whose heads thunder rolls and crashes, and under whose feet are mines of precious metals."--p.1-2. Shares Mythology

Scandinavian mythology Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1969 · 143p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

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