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When They Severed Earth from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth Paperback - 2006
by Barber, Elizabeth Wayland; Barber, Paul T
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- Paperback
Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This groundbreaking book points the way to restoring some of that lost history and teaching about storytelling.
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- Title When They Severed Earth from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
- Author Barber, Elizabeth Wayland; Barber, Paul T
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 312
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Date 2006-09-25
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0691127743
- ISBN 9780691127743 / 0691127743
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.74 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.88 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 201.3
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"Rarely have I read a book so avidly and with such pleasure. The Barbers have captured the vital signs of the mythmaking process, in a revolutionary study. This is a novel and convincing way to look at mythology."--Adrienne Mayor, author of "The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times"
"I read this idiosyncratic and engaging work in its entirety in just two sittings, finding it nearly impossible to put down. The Barbers give intriguing explanations of how and why we construct and transmit myths and how we may unpack these 'off-the-wal'' stories to reveal essential information about such natural phenomena as volcanic eruptions."--Joshua T. Katz, Princeton University
"This book offers a comprehensive account of why myths are the way they are. Drawing in part on cognitive science and on historical evidence as to real events, it presents a broad and informative selection of the myths themselves, raising questions and suggesting answers that cognitive scientists will find interesting."--Michael C. Corballis, author of "From Hand to Mouth"