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The Origins of the

World’s Mythologies

E.J. Michael Witzel

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Witzel, Michael, 1943–

The origins of the world's mythologies / E.J. Michael Witzel.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-19-536746-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)

ISBN 978-0-19-981285-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Mythology. 2. Myth. I. Title.

BL312.W58 2011

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