What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them? A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense – from Palaeolithic times to the “Great Western Transformation” of the last 500 years – and why we dismiss it only at our peril.
- ISBN10 0307367290
- ISBN13 9780307367297
- Publish Date 1 October 2010 (first published 15 August 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Knopf Canada
- Format eBook
- Language English