Product Description: This wide-ranging and authoritative collection of the most important mythological traditions combines the impact of pure narrative with the background of these myths. Nineteen leading specialists distill the essence of each regional tradition, thoroughly investigating the complexity of each myth and focusing on the key characters and stories in a series of thematic essays...read more

Product Description: Where does 'the self' in 'myself' begin and end? And what do ideas of 'spirit' tell us about the nature of human selfhood? To investigate these poorly understood matters, veteran anthropologist, neo-shaman and paranormal healer Roy Willis spent five months in a remote part of northern Zambia exploring human consciousness in a fascinating and sometimes terrifying series of adventures...read more

Product Description: A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference BookFilled with more than 500 color photographs, charts, maps, and line drawings, this is an incomparable guide to the world's most important mythological traditions.

Product Description: This book should be of interest to students and teachers of social anthropology, peace studies.