Myth in History, History in Myth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Myth in History, History in Myth write by Society for Netherlandic History (U.S.). International Conference. This book was released on 2009. Myth in History, History in Myth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1975, a group of Dutch and British scholars published a conference volume of collected essays entitled "Some Political Mythologies." That conference sought to examine the political myth as an object of historical study, particularly in the context of the tumultuous and exceptional history of the Low Countries. Thirty years later, a more diverse group of scholars gathered to re-examine the history of Dutch myth-making in light of developments in theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding the role of myths in national identity, moral geography, and community formation. The results of their efforts appear in this volume, "Myth in History: History in Myth." The essays cover developments in history, anthropology, cartography, philosophy, art history, and literature as they pertain to how the Dutch historically perceived these myths and how the myths have been treated by previous generations of historians.
A Short History of Myth (Myths series)
A Short History of Myth (Myths series) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of Myth (Myths series) write by Karen Armstrong. This book was released on 2010-10-29. A Short History of Myth (Myths series) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them? A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great Western Transformation” of the last 500 years–and why we dismiss it only at our peril.
National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology
National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology write by . This book was released on 2008. National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Conveniently sized yet large in scope, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology an irresistible treasure to own and to give."--BOOK JACKET.
Myth and History in Ancient Greece
Myth and History in Ancient Greece - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Myth and History in Ancient Greece write by Claude Calame. This book was released on 2003-07-22. Myth and History in Ancient Greece available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Surely the ancient Greeks would have been baffled to see what we consider their "mythology." Here, Claude Calame mounts a powerful critique of modern-day misconceptions on this front and the lax methodology that has allowed them to prevail. He argues that the Greeks viewed their abundance of narratives not as a single mythology but as an "archaeology." They speculated symbolically on key historical events so that a community of believing citizens could access them efficiently, through ritual means. Central to the book is Calame's rigorous and fruitful analysis of various accounts of the foundation of that most "mythical" of the Greek colonies--Cyrene, in eastern Libya. Calame opens with a magisterial historical survey demonstrating today's misapplication of the terms "myth" and "mythology." Next, he examines the Greeks' symbolic discourse to show that these modern concepts arose much later than commonly believed. Having established this interpretive framework, Calame undertakes a comparative analysis of six accounts of Cyrene's foundation: three by Pindar and one each by Herodotus (in two different versions), Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes. We see how the underlying narrative was shaped in each into a poetically sophisticated, distinctive form by the respective medium, a particular poetical genre, and the specific socio-historical circumstances. Calame concludes by arguing in favor of the Greeks' symbolic approach to the past and by examining the relation of mythos to poetry and music.
Seven Myths of Native American History
Seven Myths of Native American History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Seven Myths of Native American History write by Paul Jentz. This book was released on 2018-03-02. Seven Myths of Native American History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Seven Myths of Native American History will provide undergraduates and general readers with a very useful introduction to Native America past and present. Jentz identifies the origins and remarkable staying power of these myths at the same time he exposes and dismantles them." —Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth College
