In search of myths & heroes : exploring four epic legends of the world /
Wood, Michael, 1948-
In search of myths & heroes : exploring four epic legends of the world / In search of myths and heroes Michael Wood. - Berkely : University of California Press, 2005. - 272 p. : col. ill., col maps ; 26 cm.
The author goes in search of four of the most famous myths in the world--Shangri-la, Jason and the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and the Holy Grail--journeying to some of the most remote regions on Earth, including Western Tibet, the mountains of Georgia, and the Caucasus.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-263) and index.
The search for Shangri-La -- Jason and the golden fleece -- The Queen of Sheba -- Arthur: the once and future king -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
0520247248
2005048505
Sheba, Queen of.
Arthur, King.
Wood, Michael, 1948- --Travel.
Mythology.
Shangri-La (Imaginary place)
Jason (Greek mythology)
Mitología.
Shangri-La (Lugar Imaginario).
Jason (Mitología griega).
BL 313 / W873s 2005
201/.3
In search of myths & heroes : exploring four epic legends of the world / In search of myths and heroes Michael Wood. - Berkely : University of California Press, 2005. - 272 p. : col. ill., col maps ; 26 cm.
The author goes in search of four of the most famous myths in the world--Shangri-la, Jason and the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and the Holy Grail--journeying to some of the most remote regions on Earth, including Western Tibet, the mountains of Georgia, and the Caucasus.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-263) and index.
The search for Shangri-La -- Jason and the golden fleece -- The Queen of Sheba -- Arthur: the once and future king -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
0520247248
2005048505
Sheba, Queen of.
Arthur, King.
Wood, Michael, 1948- --Travel.
Mythology.
Shangri-La (Imaginary place)
Jason (Greek mythology)
Mitología.
Shangri-La (Lugar Imaginario).
Jason (Mitología griega).
BL 313 / W873s 2005
201/.3