Comments on: A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/12/a-short-history-of-myth-by-karen-armstrong/ seemingly random thoughts on books & ideas Thu, 17 May 2012 14:12:15 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: blairdashpb http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/12/a-short-history-of-myth-by-karen-armstrong/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 blairdashpb Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:31:56 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/12/a-short-history-of-myth-by-karen-armstrong/#comment-2575 it may not be perfect for the well-initiated, (why would you be reading a 'short introduction' anyway?) but i really enjoyed it. For someone not thrilled with reading heavy, academically-written, pompous, deliberately obscure tomes, it was a good start to the subject. (Beats me why it was reviewed by Elle though). it may not be perfect for the well-initiated, (why would you be reading a 'short introduction' anyway?) but i really enjoyed it. For someone not thrilled with reading heavy, academically-written, pompous, deliberately obscure tomes, it was a good start to the subject. (Beats me why it was reviewed by Elle though).

]]> By: dino delellis http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/12/a-short-history-of-myth-by-karen-armstrong/comment-page-1/#comment-1407 dino delellis Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:17:22 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/12/a-short-history-of-myth-by-karen-armstrong/#comment-1407 Interesting , I agree that myths can be a sort of mirror of the society it belongs to. Each society/culture creates myths with what materials or information that they have , for example: Gods in the different old world myths ,in Mayan myths their gods are usually animals native to their area ( Snake , Jaguar etc...) , same with Egyptian myths ( Scarab , Ibis ). And I also agree that not every myth has to have a moral lesson to it. There are some myths that can be appreciated as they are. Interesting , I agree that myths can be a sort of mirror of the society it belongs to. Each society/culture creates myths with what materials or information that they have , for example: Gods in the different old world myths ,in Mayan myths their gods are usually animals native to their area ( Snake , Jaguar etc…) , same with Egyptian myths ( Scarab , Ibis ).

And I also agree that not every myth has to have a moral lesson to it. There are some myths that can be appreciated as they are.

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