The Dragon and the Rainbow : : Man's Oldest Story / / Robert Blust.
"Modernization and conversion to world religions are threatening the survival of traditional belief systems, leaving behind only mysterious traces of their existence. This book, based upon extensive research conducted over a period of nearly four decades, brings scientific rigor to one of the q...
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| Superior document: | Ancient Languages and Civilizations Series ; Volume 5 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ancient languages and civilizations ;
Volume 5. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (369 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- In Memoriam
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- Prologue: From Nature to Culture in Two Steps
- 1. From Rainbow to Rainbow Serpent
- 2. From Rainbow Serpent to Dragon
- Part 1. Dragons
- Chapter 1. What, If Anything, Is a Dragon?
- Chapter 2. Why Dragons? Theories from A To Z
- 1. Naturalistic Theories of the Dragon: Cryptozoology
- 2. Symbolic Theories of the Dragon
- 3. Neo-Lamarckian Theories: The Dragon as Archetype
- 4. Diffusionist Theories
- 5. Other Theories
- Chapter 3. Dragons and Waterfalls
- 1. North America
- 2. The Caribbean and South America
- 3. Insular Southeast Asia
- 4. The Pacific
- 5. Africa
- Chapter 4. Dragons and Thunder/Lightning
- Chapter 5. The Ethnology of the Dragon
- 1. Central and East Asia
- 2. North America and Mexico
- 3. The Data
- Part 2. Rainbows
- Chapter 6. What, If Anything, Is a Rainbow?
- 1. Rainbows: Familiar and Fantastic
- 2. Portrayals of the Rainbow
- 3. Distributional Summary
- Chapter 7. The Ethnology of the Rainbow
- 1. How the Dragon Was Born
- 2. Mysteries of the Rainbow
- 3. Sunshowers
- 4. The Rainbow Taboo
- Chapter 8. A Glimpse of the Glory
- 1. Europe
- 2. Ancient Near East
- Part 3. Summing Up
- Chapter 9. Connecting the Dots
- Chapter 10. Conclusions
- Appendix. Ethnic Groups Cited
- References
- Index.