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fahema's review against another edition
3.0
قرأت التقييمات أولًا قبل بدأ قراءة الكتاب، وفي الحقيقة ظننت أن الكتاب غير موضوعي بالكامل أو سيكون تجربة سيئة، ولكنه متوسط المستوى والكثير مما تحدثت عنه الكاتبة تاريخ وأفكار آخرين، وتناولت الأساطير الدينية والأنثربولوجية كما تراها أو يراها أصحاب الفكر المختلف.
حاول علماء ومفكرين عرب بالفعل الإقتراب من تلك المواضيع الشائكة وتم تكفيرهم ومهاجمتهم، رغم أن الدين واضح تمامًا ويؤكد أنه ليس كتاب علمي أو تاريخي، القصص فيه للعبرة والموعظة ولكن إن حاولت تفسير ووضع كل قصة موضع الحقيقة والحدث والفلسفة ستخسر!
الكاتبة في الحقيقة ليست موضوعية بالكامل في تناولها بعض الاختلافات، ولكن كرؤية محايدة الكتاب جيد بشكل ما، يمكنك قراءته ونقده والتفكير فيما جاء به.
لا أعلم خلفية الكاتبة ولكنها قالت أن المسيح وجد وقتل بالفعل، رغم أن الحدث مختلف عليه تاريخيًا، ولكن طبيعي أن يتأثر كل كاتب بمرجعيته، أو يعتقد أنها الأصح.
في العموم سأرشح الكتاب للقراءة.
حاول علماء ومفكرين عرب بالفعل الإقتراب من تلك المواضيع الشائكة وتم تكفيرهم ومهاجمتهم، رغم أن الدين واضح تمامًا ويؤكد أنه ليس كتاب علمي أو تاريخي، القصص فيه للعبرة والموعظة ولكن إن حاولت تفسير ووضع كل قصة موضع الحقيقة والحدث والفلسفة ستخسر!
الكاتبة في الحقيقة ليست موضوعية بالكامل في تناولها بعض الاختلافات، ولكن كرؤية محايدة الكتاب جيد بشكل ما، يمكنك قراءته ونقده والتفكير فيما جاء به.
لا أعلم خلفية الكاتبة ولكنها قالت أن المسيح وجد وقتل بالفعل، رغم أن الحدث مختلف عليه تاريخيًا، ولكن طبيعي أن يتأثر كل كاتب بمرجعيته، أو يعتقد أنها الأصح.
في العموم سأرشح الكتاب للقراءة.
creekhiker's review
5.0
True to the title, this is indeed a good short history of myth - rather than looking at the specifics of myths, Armstrong looks more at the unifying trends of myth, and the way the Age of Enlightenment's focus on logos over mythos perverted and changed the way myth is viewed, thus spawning modern fundamentalism as we know it (trying to apply logos to religious myths, which originally derived their meaning and resonance by speaking to what is beyond logos - to that which is inexpressible and unknowable). She ends with looking at novels as the modern myth, and makes a compelling argument for that as well.
jmannion's review against another edition
4.0
This book covers a great deal of ground in a very short space and is therefore bound to have its limitations. I was, however, disappointed that there was no mention of North or Middle American mythologies; are we simply to assume that they fit into the European, Middle Eastern, Asian and Egyptian models the author outlines?
In the post mythological world we inhabit she suggests that great novels might save us, but what about sport? As that great shaman/showman Bill Shankly said:
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
In the post mythological world we inhabit she suggests that great novels might save us, but what about sport? As that great shaman/showman Bill Shankly said:
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
rileyslib's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
5.0
This book, divided into seven neat chapters, provides an excellent overview of mythology. Without being too dense, the author provides an interesting argument about the true purpose of myths and how they fit into our everyday lives. As someone who has grown up Christian my whole life, it was fun to learn more about different religions and their development throughout the ages!
sevireads's review against another edition
5.0
"A myth, it will be recalled, is an event that – in some sense – happened once, but which also happens all the time."
Arguably the most academic novel in the Canongate Myth Series, and aptly chosen to be the first work in said series, "A Short History of Myth" gives the reader the framework necessary to fully appreciate the more literary mythological retellings that follow it. At only about 80 pages, it's not as in-depth as I would have liked, but a worthwhile experience nonetheless.
Arguably the most academic novel in the Canongate Myth Series, and aptly chosen to be the first work in said series, "A Short History of Myth" gives the reader the framework necessary to fully appreciate the more literary mythological retellings that follow it. At only about 80 pages, it's not as in-depth as I would have liked, but a worthwhile experience nonetheless.
flynn_ot's review against another edition
4.0
Read like a lengthy academic essay. Quite well written and followed some interesting themes … I particularly liked the last section on the significance of mythology’s disappearance in the modern day.
mollylazer's review
4.0
This is a fascinating look a myths, the purposes they serve, and how humanity's use for them has changed over time. It made me think a lot about religion and the stories that are part of the culture of my people, what they were originally meant to be for, and how they are used today. The last chapter is a particularly intriguing look at how the modern Western transformation has impacted humanity's use for and interpretation of mythology. I liked Armstrong's notion at the end that perhaps novels could serve a similar purpose for people today that traditional myths did in the past.