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Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
Donald Alexander Mackenzie
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Donald Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish journalist and prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century. His works included Indian Myth and Legend, Celtic Folklore and Myths of China and Japan.
As well as writing books, articles and poems, he often gave lectures, and also broadcast talks on Celtic mythology.
This volume deals with the myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria, and as these reflect the civilization in which they developed, a historical narrative has been provided, beginning with the early Sumerian Age and concluding with the periods of the Persian and Grecian Empires. Over thirty centuries of human progress are thus passed under review.
Donald Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish journalist and prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century. His works included Indian Myth and Legend, Celtic Folklore and Myths of China and Japan.
As well as writing books, articles and poems, he often gave lectures, and also broadcast talks on Celtic mythology.
This volume deals with the myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria, and as these reflect the civilization in which they developed, a historical narrative has been provided, beginning with the early Sumerian Age and concluding with the periods of the Persian and Grecian Empires. Over thirty centuries of human progress are thus passed under review.
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Community Reviews
I love both history and mythology. I expected the latter, but was pleasantly surprised by how much of the former I got in reading this. My major concern, of course, is with the accuracy--I'm not a scholar, but I felt like many of these theories and things were likely out of date, especially with the
It says 'Myths of Babylonia and Assyria' but halfway through it becomes a chronicle of the infamous aforementioned kingdoms. It's not a terrible book, but it's not a great if you're looking for a compendium of myths. It is, however, a great intellectual examination of the myths by paralleling them w
Very good book but bored to write a proper review
Very informative, more so that I thought it would be.
Only real problems are that it lacked maps and the author threw so many facts at you that it is easy to get lost in them all.
This is an excellent overview of Assyro-Babylonian culture and beliefs, a good starting point for a comparative study of world religions and myths. It is however marred by it's age and ideas prevalent at the beginning of the twentieth century. I personally struggled through the opening chapter in wh
I really enjoyed reading these myths, but the way that the book is structured was quite confusing to me. If the book had been smaller and the distinctions between chapters more clear, I feel like it would have made it a whole lot better. The myths, however, were quite captivating and unique.
Once you get past the ancient racism, this is a pretty great book.
The study of mythology is sort of inextricably bound up in the ancient histories of people and therefore the racial differences between people. This stuff stretches way, way back, and the people of the olden days were racist as crap
Fascinating stuff, but I was hoping for more.