Beskrivelse
INDHOLD: Man and myth. – The problem of prehistoric religions. – Egypt: Syncretism and state religion. – Empires of the ancient Near East: The hymns of creation. – Sumer. – Babylon. – Hurrites and Hittites. – Western semitic lands: The idea of the supreme god. – Greece: Myth and logic. – Rome: Gods by conquest. – Persia: Cosmic dualism. – India: The eternal cycle. – Hindu mythology. – Mythology of Jainism. – Mythology og Buddhism. – Tribal mythologies of central India. – Mythology of the TAmils. – China: The struggle for power. – Japan: Cults and ceremonies. – The Shinto gods. – The Buddhist pantheon in Japan. – Celtic lands: Myth in history. – The continental Clets. – The insular Celts: Great Britanin and Ireland. -Germanic lands: The mortal gods. – Slav countries: Folklore of the forest. – Baltic lands: Nature worship. – Finald-Ugria: Magic animals. – Siberia: The three worlds. – Eskimo lands: Man agianst nature. – North America: Spirits of good and evil. – Central Ameria: Gods of sacrifice. – The Aztecs. – The Mayas. – South America: Creation and destruction. – Oceania: Society and tradition. – Melanesia. – Micronesia. – Australia. – Afraca: Magic and symbolsim. – Pygmies, bushmen and hottentots. – Bantu tribes of the south and east. – Tho Congo group. – The Nilotic tribes. – Sudanese mythologies. – The West African seaborad. – Madagascar. – Further reading. – Indbundet med omslag. – 560 sider. – Illustreret. – Pænt eksemplar.
