Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Andrew Lang
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Andrew Lang, a Scottish scholar and storyteller, opened Myth, Ritual and Religion in 1887 with a challenge. Rival scholars claimed all myths were coded tales of the sun. Lang answered that so-called savage myths keep the earliest thought of mankind, and must be read on their own terms.
Volume one lays out his method, comparing Greek tales with the stories of peoples in Australia, Africa, and America. He finds the same puzzles about death, dreams, and ghosts everywhere. The writing is lively and combative, full of learning worn lightly. Anthropology's first great debate over myth begins in these pages.
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| CREATOR | Andrew Lang |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 593 KB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |