David Leeming and Jake Page gather some seventy-five of the most potent and meaningful of these tales in an extraordinary rich and readable introduction of this divine figure as she has emerged from prehistory to the present.

This is the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization.

Presents a variety of myths, tales, and legends.

As it explores the evolution of Delaney's art, "Amazing Grace" examines the artist's relationships with such notables as Henry Miller, James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Alfred Stieglitz. 24 color plates.

Covering thousands of years of intricate creation tales, this book is the first and most comprehensive work devoted to creation myths from cultures throughout the world.

It provides an intellectually rigorous collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines, dogmas, and experiences of the world’s religious traditions.

Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all-consuming passion was literature. This biography of a major 20th century literary figure examines his personal life as well as his writings and beliefs.

This is the text of the drama Mahabharata.

Recounts more than seventy Native American myths from a variety of cultures, covering gods, creation, and heroes and heroines, and discusses each myth within its own context, its relationship to other myths, and its place within world ...