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Myth in Human History

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Discover the truths hidden within the world's most enduring myths in the entertaining and illuminating Myth in Human History. Delivered by engaging storyteller and award-winning Professor Grant L. Voth, these 36 lectures are a comprehensive survey of great myths and the diverse cultures behind them. Taking you from the islands of ancient Greece and Japan to the plains of North America and Africa to the shores of New Zealand and Great Britain, this course will have you looking at—and understanding—mythology in startling new ways.

© 2023 The Great Courses (Audiobook): 9781682765326

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Audiobook: 13 September 2023

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