by Lewis Spence · Senate · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781859580004
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«Introduction to Mythology» is Lewis Spence's comparative mythology essay, published by Senate in paperback (336 pages, in English).
Classic study examining traditional narratives from different cultures and their role as religion and science for ancestors. The author surveys tales from around the world, contrasts the primitive worldview with the modern one, and argues that concepts like animism still illuminate today's superstitions and beliefs.
The work was originally published in 1921; this Senate edition is from 1994 and is part of the Myths and Legends series.
For readers of comparative mythology, folklore, and history of beliefs, with an interest in reference works.
James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence was a Scottish journalist, poet, author, folklorist and occult scholar. Spence was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and vice-president of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society. He founded the Scottish National Movement.
