Parallel Myths
by J. F. Bierlein | 
Encyclopedia of World Mythology
by Arthur Cotterell |
Mythology of the American Indians
by David M. Jones | 
Mythology for Dummies
by Christopher W. Blackwell |
Creative Mythology
by Joseph Campbell |
Primitive Mythology
by Joseph Campbell | 
Transformations of Myth Through Time
by Joseph Campbell |
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
by H. R. Ellis Davidson | 
Myths To Live By
by Joseph Campbell | 
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell | 
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology
by Kevin Osborn |
The Masks of God
by Joseph Campbell |
Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology
by Brian Branston |
The Complete World of Greek Mythology
by Richard Buxton | 
Myth
by Robert A. Segal | 
A History of God
by Karen Armstrong |
The Case for God
by Karen Armstrong | 
The Great Transformation
by Karen Armstrong | 
The Battle for God
by Karen Armstrong |
Fields of Blood
by Karen Armstrong |
"Human beings have always been mythmakers." So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the "Great Western Transformation" of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other. Heralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, Armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense--and explains why if we dismiss it, we do so at our peril.