Short History of Myth

Title: Short History of Myth Author: Karen Armstrong ISBN: 9781841958002 Publisher: Canongate U.S. Published: 2006 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Disc, case and artwork in excellent condition with little sign of use. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Anthropology 1636446 Publisher Description: "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