Mythical Ancestry in World Cultures, 1400 - 1800

by Sara Trevisan

From Europe to the Ottoman Empire, from Mesoamerica to the Mughal dynasty, rulers and peoples in the early modern period put deities and culture heroes in their family trees. The essays in this collection investigate the issues of ancestry, descent, kinship, and kingship that are revealed by this worldwide practice. The authors explore the meaning and role of 'myth' in different global cultures, and how the social role of myth defined identity through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2503580092
• ISBN13: 9782503580098
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"