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>where did you get that name, you
>little monster.
>From a book called The White Goddess by Robert Graves, Noonday Press, a
division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1948, LCCCN 48-8257, pp
237-239
No truly cogent discussion of comparative mythology can be undertaken by
someone who is unfamiliar with this book. Read it today.
Let me rephrase that. Read it this month. It's an exceptionally dense
book. Every page is is packed to overflowing. Expect to have to take
copious notes. But it's worth it. Graves' basic thesis is that mythology
is garbled history. When, for example, we read a myth about some god or
goddess overcoming another in combat, we are really hearing about some
late pre-literate era politics, specifically the story of how one tribe
overcame another in war. He analyzes in excruciating detail some very,
very early examples and cross references them to what archeology has
taught us about Bronze Age migration patterns.
Another good book on the subject is When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone,
Barnes and Noble, 1976, ISBN 0-88029-533-3. This is a reissue. If you can
find a copy of the earlier Doubleday edition, but it instead. It's
illustrated, and the plates go a long way towards making the text
accessible. Even the B&N edition, though, is infinitely more accessible
than Graves' book. Graves was writing for other specialists in the field.
Stone wrote for a broader audience. Graves relies primarily on textual
evidence and on his own interpretations thereof. Stone uses more physical
evidence, the booty of numerous digs. Her use of textual and physical
evidence is much more balanced than that of Graves. They're both a good
read, though.
Which reminds me, you should also read Gods and Goddesses of Ancient
Europe by Marija Gimbutas. Sorry I cant tell you the publisher or ISBN,
but one of my so-called friends has apparently walked off with my copy. Or
maybe it's under this pile of crap and I'm too lazy to dig for it. Either
way, no matter. It's in print. You should have no trouble locating a copy.
Gimbutas leans heavily on archeological evidence. The illustrations are
exquisite.
There is no way to begin to understand the world of the Old Testament
without a solid background in what the rest of the world was up to then.
These three books will definitely get you started.
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