The Raw and the Cooked
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The Raw and the Cooked is the first volume from Mythologiques, a structural study of Amerindian mythology written by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. It was originally published in French as
Cover of the first edition
Comparative mythology
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Comparative mythology studies myths from multiple cultures to identify recurring structures, symbols, and functions. Scholars use cross-cultural parallels to trace the development of religions and soc
Spiral pictographs on the Phaistos Disc illustrate Bronze Age Crete ritual storytelling
The Deluge, frontispiece to Gustave Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this engraving shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs.
Ancient Sumerian cylinder seal impression showing the god Dumuzid being tortured in the Underworld by galla demons
The Fall of the Titans (1596–98) by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem