Pacific mythology : an encyclopedia of myth and legend
Material type:
TextHammersmith, London Aquarian Press c1992Description: 336p.; ill.; bibliogContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1-85538-133-8
- BL2600 .K63 1992
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Illustrated by Elizabeth Knappert.
'In this first encyclopedia of the mythology of the Pacific countries and islands, ranging from Thailand to Tahiti, from Japan to Java and New Zealand to New Britain, Jan Knappert introduces a world of gods and heroes, of mariners saling the storm-tossed seas to encounter monsters, spirits and beautiful princesses, while demons, ghosts and witches stalk the jungles and love-gods leap from cherry trees to startle the unwary traveller. The vivid colour and romance of the Pacific, reflected in the myths of its peoples, is set forth here with both learning and a story-teller's skill.'
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