A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong

A Short History of Myth

Karen Armstrong

159 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced

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This brilliant, readable synthesis of the history of mythology and the function it serves to humanity is the launch title of the groundbreaking publishing event, The Myths. oHuman beings have always been mythmakers.o So begins Karen ArmstrongAEs c...

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