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The History of Mythology
Veronica Ions · 1999
63/100
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The thematic cross-cultural approach is a genuinely smart way to organize a comparative mythology overview, and Ions covers an impressive breadth in 192 pages. The trouble is that 192 pages is simply too thin to do justice to the scope claimed — you get an introduction to everything and depth on almost nothing, which makes it a better coffee-table companion than a serious reference.
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safety60
substance58
craft62
originality65
accuracy60
hype55
age_fit68
human_eye60
Penny’s verdict63
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