This book starts with a simple fact: A preliterate society only knows what its people can remember, so important information has to be made as memorable as possible. And that, say the Barbers, is what mythology is for. They demonstrate how famous stories from around the world encode information about volcanoes, the precession of the stars, and countless other details. If mythology and related phenomenon are of interest to you, you need to read this book.
This book starts with a simple fact: A preliterate society only knows what its people can remember, so important information has to be made as memorable as possible. And that, say the Barbers, is what mythology is for. They demonstrate how famous stories from around the world encode information about volcanoes, the precession of the stars, and countless other details. If mythology and related phenomenon are of interest to you, you need to read this book.