Description
Book SynopsisGold-guarding griffins, Cyclopes, killer lakes, man-eating birds, and fire devils from the skysuch wonders have long been dismissed as fictional. Now, thanks to the richly interdisciplinary field of geomythology, researchers are taking a second look. It turns out that these and similar tales, which originated in pre-literate societies, contain surprisingly accurate, pre-scientific intuitions about startling or catastrophic earth-based phenomena such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the unearthing of bizarre animal bones. Geomythology: How Common Stories Reflect Earth Events provides an accessible, engaging overview of this hybrid discipline. The introductory chapter surveys geomythology's remarkable history and its core concepts, while the second and third chapters analyze the geomythical resonances of universal earth tales about dragons and giants. Chapter 4 narrows the focus to regional stories and discusses the ways these and other myths have influe
Table of Contents
Introduction: What is Geomythology?
1 Universal Geomyths (Part I)
2 Universal Geomyths (Part II)
3 Regional Geomyths
4 The Futures of Geomythology
