The Big Myths And The History Of Mankind
(Anne and Fabian Da Costa)
The big myths and the history of mankind since the night of ages, man looks for responses to his numerous questions for exemple to find the secret of his origins or the mystery of life over chaos. The myths come from the need of man to explain what cannot be said through words and histories that can be understood by all men. In this book "The great myths and the history of mankind'' published by the Vecchi editions, the two authors tell about the history of myths in the ancient societies and their part in the evolution of societies. They tell the readers the major themes that can be found in the main civilization like the cosmic egg, the floods, the creation of the world, the discovery of death, the initial stages or the mother country... This book deals with this phenomenon which is universal and common to everyone with regards to myths. It analyses the topic in 10 chapters: 1/ The myths: The light on the men''s road. 2/The myth: speech and lie. 3/The myth: source of knowledge and energy. 4/Presence of myths in the arts and shows. 5/The myths of creation of the world from the primary chaos. 6/From youth of the earth to emancipation. 7/ From adulthood to maturity. 8/ From Despair to hope. 9/ Reconciliation between myth and science. 10/The myth: a personal choice. The authors, Anne and Fabian Da Costa, through these different chapters explain the place which is often ignored, that the myth has in our society now and in our culture. But this book "The great myths and history of mankind" deals also with emotion very special that a myth can bring in a man.
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