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Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean?In this Very Short Introducti…

The Romantic myth of Bohemia originated in the early nineteenth century as a way of describing the n…

A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes b…

The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first fr…

From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to ex…

The Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a…

Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that tran…

In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political s…

Epidemiology plays an all-important role in many areas of medicine, from discovering the relationshi…

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is—or do they?…

Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterized by…

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a …

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, The Iliad and The Odyssey, are widely considered t…

This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writi…

Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has long captured the public imagination. Newspaper colum…

A ravishing, luminous selection of short stories from the prize-winning imagination of A. S. Byatt, …

A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical fig…

Crusading fervor gripped Europe for over 200 years, creating one of the most extraordinary, vivid ep…

Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career—even in the face of dea…

Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of…