Modern Mythology
eBook - ePub

Modern Mythology

  1. 218 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Modern Mythology

About this book

A fascinating treatise on the study of modern mythology the construction of myths so soon after an event. Andrew Lang was the foremost scholar in folklore and mythology of his time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Half title
  5. Contents
  6. I Regent Mythology
  7. II The Story of Daphne
  8. III The Question of Allies
  9. IV Mannhardt
  10. V Philology and Demeter Erinnys
  11. VI Totemism
  12. VII The Validity of Anthropological Evidence
  13. VII The Philological Method in Anthropology
  14. IX Criticism of Fetishism
  15. X The Riddle Theory
  16. XI Artemis
  17. XII The Fire-Walk
  18. XIII The Origin of Death
  19. XIV Conclusion
  20. Appendix A
  21. Appendix B
  22. Index