The Seven Story Tower: A Mythic Journey Through Space and Time (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738205953)

From the white stag to the green knight, The Seven Story Tower examines how myth colors our perception of history, nature, and ourselves. Organized around seven key myths-representing the Irish, Greek, Sumerian, Indonesian, Amazonian, and Inuit cultures, as well as the fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien-this book is the perfect intro-duction to the common themes found in world mythology. Curtiss Hoffman, a noted archaeologist and anthropologist, takes us beyond the entertaining stories and uses insights from cultural anthropology and analytical psychology to analyze the many common themes found throughout. In particular, he examines the significance of names, numbers, plants, animals, the heavenly bodies, and the human body. The Seven Story Tower will enhance the reader's appreciation of myth's power today over our lives and cultures.

Author: Curtiss Hoffman
ISBN-10: 0738205958
ISBN-13: 9780738205953
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2002
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.74h x 5.78w x 0.93d