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The Story of Myth by Sarah Iles Johnston is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Story of Myth about?
<p>Greek myths have long been admired as beautiful, thrilling stories but dismissed as serious objects of belief. For centuries scholars have held that Greek epics, tragedies, and the other compelling works handed down to us obscure the “real” myths that supposedly inspired them. Instead of joining in this pursuit of hidden meanings, Sarah Iles Johnston argues that the very nature of myths as stories—as gripping tales starring vivid characters—enabled them to do their most important work: to cre
Who reads The Story of Myth?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sarah Iles Johnston
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674989566
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, History, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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