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Great Mythologies of the World

By: The Great Courses, Grant L. Voth, Julius H. Bailey, Kathryn McClymond, Robert André LaFleur
Narrated by: Grant L. Voth, Julius H. Bailey, Kathryn McClymond, Robert André LaFleur
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The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies. Explore the mythologies of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Learn what makes these stories so important, distinctive, and able to withstand the test of time. Discover how, despite geographical implausibilities, many myths from across the oceans share themes, morals, and archetypes.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.©2015 The Great Courses (P)2015 The Teaching Company, LLC World Mythology Norse Ancient History Celtic Mythology World Mythology
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I really enjoyed the narration from each of the lecturers who really paint a vivid picture of how rich and important story telling is to all cultures around the world.

I feel that even though it really is informative and diverse, I still feel that some really important mythology was left out. That of the Central Asians, Mongolians, Slavs and Siberians are the ones most noticeably missing and I really was looking forward to retelling of these. Nonetheless, what we are given is extremely detailed and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

An interesting retelling of history, culture and myth

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me ha gustado. He aprendido muchos cuentos para contarle a mi hija y he ensanchado mi entendimiento de otras culturas.

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Insightful, hilarious and wonderful. Worth the money. Some of the narration could be a bit better but the content and expertise more than make up for it.

great introduction to mythology

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Loved it although it is only a introduction to world mythology it is a good jumping of point into further studies or just for someone wanting to learn about mythology beyond the Greek and Roman. A part I wished had been a bit shorter and more emphasis put on other European myths such as the Sàmi culture and their myths or more about the Celts. Another thing there is not enough about the middle and southern America myths, lumping them together in one part might have been a mistake.
But the professors are knowledgeable about their subjects and all of them great storytellers which is crucial for this type of lectures. I only wished they were longer. And because there are a few them there is bit of a repetition about what myth is and it's function, but that might not be such a bad thing.

Recommend it for anyone curious about mythology.

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Packed with info and interpretations. Dispute being very long, it was easy to listen to and the contributors clearly knew their subject area.

Awesome. I will have to listen again.

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