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New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology by [translated from the French by Richard Aldington and Delano Ames and revised by a panel of editorial advisers; ed. by Felix Guirand] is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology about?
Here, in all their wonder and splendor, are the Mythologies of Mankind.. from pre-biblical Egypt and pre-Homeric Greece to the farthest researches of Africa, the Orient, the Pacific and the Americas.. all gathered into one mammoth volume of unprecedented scope and beauty, and illustrated with an incomparable scope and beauty, and illustrated with an incomparable assemblage of authentic paintings, sculpture, symbols, idols, ritual and sacrificial objects, many rarely seen by modern Western eyes. This monumental work is the first complete encyclopedia of world anthology. Originally published in France by the famous house of Larousse, it contains of course all the well-loved myths of Classical Antiquity. But more than half the book is devoted to the strange and unfamiliar mythologies of civilizations ... from Peru to Persia, from Tahiti to Togoland
Who reads New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- [translated from the French by Richard Aldington and Delano Ames and revised by a panel of editorial advisers; ed. by Felix Guirand]
- Publisher
- The Hamlyn Group Limited
- Published
- 1973
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780600024200
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, History
- Rating
- 4.08 / 5 (141 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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