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The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythologyIt has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't Know Much About® History, vividly bringing the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school. With humor, wit, and a knack for storytelling, Davis has been bringing readers of all ages up to speed on history, geography, and science ever since. Now, in the classic traditions of Edith Hamilton and Joseph Campbell, he turns his talents to the world of myth.Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent and popular question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. In a single volume, he tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha.Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes -- from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse -- continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music. For mythology novices and buffs alike, and for anyone who loves a good story, Don't Know Much About® Mythology is a lively and insightful look into the greatest stories ever told.

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What I found perhaps the most valuable about this book was Davis' explanation of the differences between myths, legends, fables and folktales. In the Introduction and Chapter One, Davis explores the concepts of story-making and storytelling in human history, which have evolved with language and culture to help shape our worldviews today through imprinted backstories that range from the obviously fantastic to contemporary religion. Understanding these concepts can help us to understand our own actions as well as those of other cultures. Although his descriptions are brief, they do provide a good jumping-off point for further study.Beginning with Chapter Two, Davis is off to the races, providing in-depth descriptions and analysis of mythologies, from ancient Egypt to Mesopotamia to the Greeks and Romans, and onward through the Western traditions; crossing over to India and the other Eastern traditions, and then Africa, but running out of steam, it seemed, with aboriginal-American mythology and the traditions of Polynesia, fetching up at last in just a few short pages with aboriginal Australia. The book is also bulky in places, with introductory pages in each chapter, much of which is repeated later in lists of mythological gods and personalities. This converts the book specifically into a reference as opposed to a book that can be read comfortably from cover to cover.Nevertheless the book remains a good place to chart further study, with its outline format, lengthy timelines, and historical vignettes.

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