Mythology. The origin and spread of myths. Lang E.

In this book, written by an English historian and ethnographer Andrew Lang, the issues of the origin and spread of myths are considered. The author uses a comparative-historical research method and seeks to prove that the intellectual conditions under which myths are created should differ from the conditions of the modern author of the era. E. Lang considers the creation of myths as a sign of wildness - in relation to the stage of development of mankind and the degree of development of a particular person. The book examines the subject of mythology, conducts a historical and critical overview of mythological theories, and special attention is paid to the consideration of anthropological theory of mythology (mental state and representations of savages), and various types of myths are considered.

For historians, culturalists, ethnographers, as well as a wide range of readers.