Taking an original photographic approach to look in detail at certain topics, these four fascinating books provide deeper understanding and richer enjoyment of the worlds of architecture, art, famous artists, and myths and legends. AUTHOR BIO: One of the world's leading experts on mythology and folklore, Neil Philip, Ph.D. has written more than 30 books, including DK's The Illustrated Book of Myths
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Stories For All Time,
By Alan Gettis "Author of The Happiness Solution... (River Edge, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Myths and Legends Explained (Annotated Guides) (Hardcover)
I am hooked on myths, fables, and legends. Stories and myths pre-date language and have been revealed on the walls of caves. We are seemingly hard wired for these myths which deal with our lives and our deaths. Every one of us is a story. The themes of these myths and legends are universal.They are the stories of many cultures from many years ago, but they are about us, here and now. This is a beautiful book that is rich in content and illustration. Highly recommended.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Where are Jesus and Christianity?,
By Aritza (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Myths and Legends Explained (Annotated Guides) (Hardcover)
It looks like a nice book, but the word Jesus is not mentioned in the whole book (I know, I did a search). Aren't Jesus and Christianity a myth too? The myths are classified by culture: Egypt, Sumeria, Iran, etc. Not a word of Jewish myths, such as as the ones that Christianity is based on, the biggest and the most widespread myth in the world today. Come on! How can this be a serious book? It mentions the Holy Grail myth, but the implication is that Christianity itself is not a myth. This is not serious.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
IT IS IN THE NATURE OF HUMANKIND TO TELL STORIES, and at the root of every human culture are the stories we call mythsstories of the creation of the world and of humankind, of the deeds of gods and heroes, and of the end of time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden fleece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ahura Mazda, Mount Fuji, King Arthur, King Mark, Mount Olympus, General Death, Native American, Roman Jupiter, Sir Bertilak, Papa God, Sir Galahad, West Africa, Holy People, Lone Man, Mount Meru, Gorgon Medusa, Spider Woman, Mother Earth, Sir Gawain, Shou Hsing, Great Spirit, River Ladon, Hero Twins Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
IT IS IN THE NATURE OF HUMANKIND TO TELL STORIES, and at the root of every human culture are the stories we call mythsstories of the creation of the world and of humankind, of the deeds of gods and heroes, and of the end of time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden fleece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ahura Mazda, Mount Fuji, King Arthur, King Mark, Mount Olympus, General Death, Native American, Roman Jupiter, Sir Bertilak, Papa God, Sir Galahad, West Africa, Holy People, Lone Man, Mount Meru, Gorgon Medusa, Spider Woman, Mother Earth, Sir Gawain, Shou Hsing, Great Spirit, River Ladon, Hero Twins Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
