Across the Gods: Why Cultures Tell the Same Stories in Different Voices

Across continents and centuries, people who never met told the same kinds of stories-of floods that washed away civilizations, trickster figures who bent the rules, and sacred trees that held the worlds together. Why do these patterns appear everywhere, and what do they reveal about us today? This book uncovers the deep parallels of comparative mythology, showing how shared human fears and desires gave rise to strikingly similar myths across cultures. By tracing creation myths around the wo...