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November 23, 2012 | History

A Short History of Myth 11 editions

By Karen Armstrong
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About the Book

The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science. Armstrong's typically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril.

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OverDrive, Fiction, Literature, Mythologie, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, Myth, History

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Human beings have always been mythmakers.
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11 editions First published in 2005

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2005, Canongate
A Short History of Myth
Paperback
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January 2005, Penguin Books
A Short History of Myth
in English
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October 11, 2005, Knopf Canada
A Short History of Myth
Hardcover in English
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October 5, 2005, Canongate U.S., Canongate Ltd.
A Short History of Myth
Hardcover in English - 1st American ed.
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October 21, 2005, Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
A Short History of Myth [UNABRIDGED]
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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October 21, 2005, Brilliance Audio Unabridged
A Short History of Myth [UNABRIDGED]
Audio cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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October 21, 2005, Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
A Short History of Myth [UNABRIDGED]
MP3 CD in English - Unabridged edition
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October 21, 2005, Brilliance Audio on CD
A Short History of Myth
Audio CD in English - Unabridged Library Edition edition
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October 21, 2005, Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged
A Short History of Myth [UNABRIDGED]
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
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June 1, 2006, Canongate Books Ltd
A Short History of Myth
Paperback - New Ed edition
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2008, Canongate Books
A Short History of Myth
E-book in English

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