The hero's quest and the cycles of nature: an ecological interpretation of world mythology

"This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature...a "botanical hero"...who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, sprouting into strength to face a mythic underworld. A cyclical promise of continuous life is...

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1. Verfasser: McCoppin, Rachel S. 1977- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company 2016
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Zusammenfassung:"This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature...a "botanical hero"...who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, sprouting into strength to face a mythic underworld. A cyclical promise of continuous life is realized, in which no element fully disappears"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index
Beschreibung:vii, 223 Seiten
ISBN:9781476662015

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