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The Lessons of Nature in Mythology Kindle Edition

by Rachel S. McCoppin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This examination of myths from around the world focuses on the role nature plays within mythology. Creation myths from myriad cultures recognized that life arose from natural elements, inextricably connecting human life to the natural world. Nature as portrayed in myth is unpredictable and destructive but also redemptive, providing solace and wisdom. Mythology relates the human life cycle to the seasons, with spring, summer, fall and winter as metaphors for birth, adulthood, old age and death.

The author identifies divinities who were direct representations of natural phenomena. The transition of mythic representations from the Paleolithic to Neolithic period is discussed.

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    978-1476662008
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  3. Publisher
    McFarland
  4. Publication date
    October 29, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
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“McCoppin has written a lucid and accessible examination of the role of nature in the overt and implied contexts of world mythologies...an admirable job of comparing and contrasting themes across a wide range of mythologies...recomended”―Choice.

About the Author

Rachel S. McCoppin is a professor of literature at the University of Minnesota Crookston. She has published in the areas of mythology, comparative literature, and multicultural pedagogy in scholarly books and journals.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017ODNAM0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland (October 29, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2696 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1476662002
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Interesting book! Actually learned a lot. This teacher was also my professor and she's great. I'd recommend it for Humanities classes or for research papers on technology!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive big picture thinking
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McCoppin does a truly admirable job of making accessible the interconnections between different cultures and mythologies and their representations of nature here. Not since Fritjof Capra’s The Web of Life have I found myself so amazed at a thinker/writer’s ability to lay bare the themes and ideas that connect us all.
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