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Myths and Myth-makers

Myths and Myth-makers

by John Fiske

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Author
Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Title
Myths and Myth-Makers Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology
Credits
Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Subject
Mythology
Category
Text
eBook-No.
1061
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1061
Release Date
October 1, 1997
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.MYTHS AND MYTH-MAKERS
  2. 2.Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology
  3. 3.By John Fiske
  4. 4.PREFACE.
  5. 5.Contents
  6. 6.MYTHS AND MYTH-MAKERS.
  7. 7.I. THE ORIGINS OF FOLK-LORE.
  8. 8.II. THE DESCENT OF FIRE.
  9. 9.III. WEREWOLVES AND SWAN-MAIDENS.
  10. 10.IV. LIGHT AND DARKNESS.
  11. 11.V. MYTHS OF THE BARBARIC WORLD.
  12. 12.VI. JUVENTUS MUNDI. 150
  13. 13.VII. THE PRIMEVAL GHOST-WORLD.
  14. 14.NOTE.
  15. 15.FOOTNOTES:

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