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Mythology

An Illustrated Journey into Our Imagined Worlds
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Mythology by Christopher Dell offers a captivating exploration of myths from a wide range of cultures, spanning ancient empires to modern civilizations. The book dives into tales of gods, heroes, and mythical creatures, providing rich visuals and insightful context. It serves as both a scholarly and visually engaging guide to understanding how myths shape and reflect human experience.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a passion for exploring ancient myths and legends from various cultures around the world. Its richly illustrated pages provide an engaging journey into the fascinating narratives that have shaped human spirituality and religious beliefs throughout history.

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Myths in every culture explain our origins, the earths creation, gods and monsters, demons, the afterlife and the underworld. This book gathers together themes and stories from every culture, showing how myths share many common patterns, and how the human imagination is expressed in all its diversity.

A huge treasury of mythical images and stories from cultures around the world

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Every culture has its own myths, and this lively and accessible compendium gathers in one place some of humankind's most enduring stories. Here, from every corner of the globe, are tales of the world's creation, undying love, jealous gods and sturdy heroes, terrible monsters, the afterlife and the underworld.

Looking at mythology's overarching themes, Christopher Dell shows how many myths share common patterns and traces how the human imagination, in all its diversity, has expressed itself through the ages.

Brought to life through hundreds of colourful and bizarre illustrations, Mythology will appeal to anyone interested in the tales we tell to explain the world around us.

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Mythology by Christopher Dell is praised as a visually rich exploration of global myths. It combines intriguing insights with beautiful illustrations, offering readers both an educational and aesthetically enjoyable experience.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500291511

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: with 410 illustrations in colour and black and white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1500g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Christopher Dell holds a degree in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, London. He has written and edited many bestselling titles on art and visual culture, including Freemasonry, Mythology, Monsters, What Makes a Masterpiece? and The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic, all published by Thames & Hudson.

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