| Description |
263 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. In the beginning: origins of man and myth -- 2. Where people lived legends: American Indian myths -- 3. And we washed our weapons in the sea: gods and godesses of the Neolithic period -- 4. Pharaoh's rule: Egypyt, the Exodus, and the myth of Osiris -- 5. The sacred source: the perennial philosophy of the East -- 6. The way of enlightenment: Buddhism -- 7. From id to ego in the Orient: Kundalini Yoga, part 1 -- 8. From psychology to spirituality: Kundalini Yoga, part 2 -- 9. The descent to heaven: the Tibetan book of the dead -- 10. From darkness to light: the mystery religions of ancient Greece -- 11. Where there was no path: Arthurian legends and the Western way -- 12. A noble heart: the courtly love of Tristan and Isolde -- 13. In search of the holy grail: the Parzival legend |
| Analysis |
Myths |
| Subject |
Mythology.
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| LC no. |
89045788 |
| ISBN |
0060551895 |
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0060964634 (paperback) |
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