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008 150922s2015 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2015036634
020 _a9781476662008 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9781476622156 (ebook)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dMiTN
042 _apcc
050 0 0 _aBL435
_b.M33 2015
082 0 0 _a201/.3
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100 1 _aMcCoppin, Rachel S.,
_d1977-
245 1 4 _aThe lessons of nature in mythology /
_cRachel S. McCoppin.
264 1 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
_c2015.
300 _a215 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe land is the myth -- Emerging from the earth -- The earth goddess, the male seed, and the harvest -- Divine nature -- Untamed nature and the unfettered human -- Trees of knowledge and botanical metamorphosis -- The seasonal life cycle and myths of destruction.
520 _a"This examination of myths from around the world focuses on the role nature plays within mythology. Mythology relates the human life cycle to the seasons. The author identifies divinities who were direct representations of natural phenomena. The transition of mythic representation from the Paleolithic to Neolithic periods is discussed"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aNature
_xMythology.
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