Myths We Live by

by Colin Grant and University of Ottawa Press

Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients.

The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0776604449
• ISBN13: 9780776604442
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher