Panel text reads:
“The first function of mythology–myths and mythic rituals, sacred songs and ceremonial dances–is it waken the individual sense of awe, wonder, and participation in the inscrutable mystery of being.”
Crossing the boundaries of [] myths have been provided inspiration and guidance [] foundation for the religious, social, and political [] since the beginning of time. Here–with prov[] the most esteemed names in the study of myth[] Eliade–is a rich and absorbing survey of th[] cultures, Eastern and Western, from antiquity to []ver, the stuff of legend is explores in all its [] stories of gods and men–and legendary heroes Superman” of modern media; tales of heaven [] Hindo, American Indian, and Western tho[]ests and legendary lovers, from the epic wanderings [] Tristram and Iseult and the Krishna marriage of Heaven and Earth. This extraordinary work, compiled and arranged by theme from stories of creation to tales of death and rebirth, examines and compares the world’s myths that have shaped our common past and continue to influence us still.
“One of the finest collections of myths and their basic themes.” –Buffalo Courier Express
“Indispensable. Its scope is enormous, its detail overwhelming.” –Mensa Journal
Edward Goldstein
Meridian
The Universal Myths Alexander Eliot
“The myths of all nations, beautifully retold… suggestive and stimulating.” –The Washington Post
The Universal Myths
Heroes, Gods, Tricksters and others
“Honor the mythmakers of all races, whose names are lost in the mists of time. They pioneered humanity’s first great achievement of creative heroism. Whether lofty, luminous, dark, scary, sex-charged, nurturing, or soul-stretching, the stories conveyed by ancestral shamans, witches, and ancient sages still shine through.” –Alexander Eliot
Meridian
The Global Myths Alexander Eliot
“Not since Joseph Campbell’s observations on the power of myth have we been given such a compelling collection of mythic tales” –from the Introduction
Meridian
The Global Myths
Exploring primitive, pagan, sacred, and scientific mythologies
Alexander Eliot
Introduction by Jonathan young
Preface by Taitetsu Unno
“The first function of mythology–myths and mythic rituals, sacred songs and ceremonial dances–is it waken the individual sense of awe, wonder, and participation in the inscrutable mystery of being.”
Crossing the boundaries of [] myths have been provided inspiration and guidance [] foundation for the religious, social, and political [] since the beginning of time. Here–with prov[] the most esteemed names in the study of myth[] Eliade–is a rich and absorbing survey of th[] cultures, Eastern and Western, from antiquity to []ver, the stuff of legend is explores in all its [] stories of gods and men–and legendary heroes Superman” of modern media; tales of heaven [] Hindo, American Indian, and Western tho[]ests and legendary lovers, from the epic wanderings [] Tristram and Iseult and the Krishna marriage of Heaven and Earth. This extraordinary work, compiled and arranged by theme from stories of creation to tales of death and rebirth, examines and compares the world’s myths that have shaped our common past and continue to influence us still.
“One of the finest collections of myths and their basic themes.” –Buffalo Courier Express
“Indispensable. Its scope is enormous, its detail overwhelming.” –Mensa Journal
Edward Goldstein
Meridian
The Universal Myths Alexander Eliot
“The myths of all nations, beautifully retold… suggestive and stimulating.” –The Washington Post
The Universal Myths
Heroes, Gods, Tricksters and others
“Honor the mythmakers of all races, whose names are lost in the mists of time. They pioneered humanity’s first great achievement of creative heroism. Whether lofty, luminous, dark, scary, sex-charged, nurturing, or soul-stretching, the stories conveyed by ancestral shamans, witches, and ancient sages still shine through.” –Alexander Eliot
Meridian
The Global Myths Alexander Eliot
“Not since Joseph Campbell’s observations on the power of myth have we been given such a compelling collection of mythic tales” –from the Introduction
Meridian
The Global Myths
Exploring primitive, pagan, sacred, and scientific mythologies
Alexander Eliot
Introduction by Jonathan young
Preface by Taitetsu Unno
Artwork: 1995.35.1
Mythosphere (Universal Myths/Global Myths)
This work was created for the 1995 exhibition Remembering Black Mountain College curated by Mary Emma Harris in conjunction with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the BMC alumni reunion organized by Mary Holden Thompson, founding director of BMCM+AC.
24 x 18 inches
In copyright
Gift of Alexander Eliot
Alexander Eliot, Mythosphere (Universal Myths/Global Myths), 1995. Bookjackets on foam board. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the artist.
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