Author: Dell, Christopher, 1976-
Publication year: 2012
Language: English
Media type Hardback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780500516157 (hbk.) : 0500516154 (hbk.) :
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Extent: 352 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Description: Myths in every culture of the world explain our origins, the world's creation, gods and monsters, demons, the afterlife and the underworld. This fresh and compelling account gathers together themes and stories from every culture, showing how myths share many common patterns, and how human imagination is expressed in all its diversity.