这本书相当成功地补充了我们在圣经与历史上所能提供的部分，她含盖了世界各地有关神话与创世的故事。从古老埃及的神到印度到...马亚。对於任何人，他想要瞭解数千年来塑造社会之神话故事，这是一本必备的资源。
Complementing our enormously successful offerings on the bible and history, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology encompasses myths and creation stories from around the globe. It presents a palm-size overview of culture-defining myths, from ancient Egyptian deities to the Vedic gods of India...from Maya, Inca, and Aztec legends to the Dream time of the Aborigines. This is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to know more about the stories that have shaped societies for millennia.
目录:
12 Elements of the Book
14 Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
60 Egyptian Mythology
106 Greek Mythology
192 Roman Mythology
224 Norse Mythology
252 Celtic Mythology
280 lndian Mythology
324 Chinese Mythology
346 Japanese Mythology
374 American Mythology
432 African Mythology
450 Australian and Oceanic Mythology