Introducing the Mythological Crescent: Ancient Beliefs and Imagery Connecting Eurasia with Anatolia

by Harald Haarmann and Joan Marler

There is a broad cultural region with related traditions of mythical beliefs interconnected by long-term contacts during prehistoric times. This area - called here the "Mythological Crescent" - is a zone of cultural convergence that extends from the ancient Middle East via Anatolia to southeastern Europe, opening into the wide cultural landscape of Eurasia.The very old interconnections between Eurasia and Anatolia are explored in this study for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3447058323
• ISBN13: 9783447058322
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Harrassowitz
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.5"