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Title: A feast for the eyes and mind
Review: This is an absolutely gorgeous coffee-table book that speaks of the mythologies of cultures from around the world. I bought it primarily for the art; brilliant color photographs and original drawings are included to illustrate most of the stories.This book is also remarkable for its inclusion of often-marginalized cultures. I've seen many a "world mythology" book that doesn't seem to notice that Africa or the Americas exist. This is not one of them.It does seem to generalize a little--nobody can be a complete expert on every mythology in the world. For example, the Celtic section emphasizes the role of male sky and sun gods, like those of Greek myth, when in fact there were many non-sky gods (both male and female) who were just as popular, and when there are many solar-related goddesses to be found in that mythology. But this is definitely a beautiful and useful reference if you are looking for general information.
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