Syallabus

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| |College of Humanities |

| |HUM/105 Version 3 |

| |World Mythology |

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Course Description

This course provides an overview of mythology and its relationship to ancient and current cultures. The course covers the purposes and types of myths, the development of myths and mythological characters, the common elements of mythological structures, the predominant characteristics of deities and sacred places in myth, contemporary theories of myths and mythology, and how myths and mythic structures shape contemporary culture.

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Course Materials

Leonard, S., & McClure, M. (2004). Myth & knowing: An introduction to world mythology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Rosenberg, D. (2006). World mythology: An anthology of great myths and epics (3rd ed.)....