Myth, history and historiography: some recent books [review article]
2024/07/10 by Johnson, D.H., Napier, David, Stewart, Charles
paper · doi:10.5287/ora-g7drz7n19
Abstract
Books discussed:
Marcel Detienne, Dionysos Slain
M.P.K. Sorrenson, Maopi Origins and Migrations: The Genesis of Some Pakeha Myths and Legends
Joseph C. Miller (ed.), The African Past Speaks: Essays on Oral Tradition and History
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