The author challenges one hundred of the most common myths concerning the political, cultural, social, and historical background of the Middle East.

A complete guide to mythology and legends of the East.

This previously unpublished title shows Campbell's remarkable mind engaged with a favorite topic, the myths and metaphors of Asian religions. The book collects seven lectures and articles ranging from the ancient Hindu Vedas to Zen koans, Tantric yoga, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Campbell conveys complex insights through warm, accessible storytelling, revealing the intricacies and secrets of his subjects with his typical enthusiasm.--From publisher description.

An examination of the various different expressions of the distinctive German 'myth of the East' that has been such a marked feature of German culture over the last two centuries, influencing German attitudes both to Eastern Europe itself and also to Germans' own sense of identity.

The “bulwark” or antemurale myth—whereby a region is imagined as a defensive barrier against a dangerous Other—has been a persistent strand in the development of Eastern European nationalisms. While historical studies of the topic have typically focused on clashes and overlaps between sociocultural and religious formations, Rampart Nations delves deeper to uncover the mutual transfers and multi-sided national and interconfessional conflicts that helped to spread bulwark myths through Europe’s eastern periphery over several centuries. Ranging from art history to theology to political science, this volume offers new ways of understanding the political, social, and religious forces that continue to shape identity in Eastern Europe.

A BUMPER COLLECTION - FIVE VOLUMES of ORIENTAL and EASTERN FOLK and FAIRY TALES. Five classic East Asian Folklore books totaling 1,646 pages with 237 illustrated stories many of them in colour! Includes the tales of Aladdin and the 7 Voyages of Sinbad. Within this unique collection are 5 classic books containing 237 folk tales from the Orient, the East and Far East at 60% OFF! * A CHINESE WONDER BOOK - 15 Chinese Folk and Fairy Tales * JAPANESE FAIRY TALES 38 Japanese Folk and Fairy Tales * THE CHINESE FAIRY BOOK - 73 Chinese Folk and Fairy Tales * THE ARABIAN NIGHTS - 11 of their Best Known Tales including the tales of Aladdin and the Voyages of Sinbad * A HUNDRED VERSES FROM OLD JAPAN or the Hyaku-nin-isshiu 'Single Verses by a Hundred People' 100 short, illustrated, poems written in the Tanka style. All volumes are illustrated - three books in full colour. Check out the link for a FREE EXCERPT DISCOUNTED BY 60% meaning you SAVE, SAVE, SAVE

Storytelling is such an integral part of Middle Eastern culture that it's unsurprising that Scheherazade spun tales to save her own life in 1,001 Nights. This volume recounts the legends of the region, spanning several cultures. The book provides historical and cultural context to create a vivid understanding of Middle Eastern lore.