Reviews for Wise Owl: The Ancient Symbol of Wisdom

The average rating for Wise Owl: The Ancient Symbol of Wisdom based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-05-09 00:00:00 Caz Zoo Using this as the textbook for my World Mythology class. I really like a lot of things about this book: wide array of myths, helpful chapter introductions for students, and the inclusion of analytical theories. My one real problem with the book is that it omits all Hispanic mythology. As an instructor in Colorado, this seems like a large oversight; so, I supplemented the book with several Mayan and Aztec myths. I also found it helpful to give my students a break from the dearth of commentary in the textbook's margins. While this was oftentimes helpful, it occasionally restricted students' thinking to just what they read there, instead of cultivating their own interpretation. Overall, a great textbook that we used consistently throughout the semester.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-09-01 00:00:00 Richard Peralta Even though this was the textbook I was using for the class I was enrolled in I really enjoyed it. I've never enjoyed a text book before so it seems worthy of a review. It's a great text with a lot of margin notes for further explanations and clarification. Although many of the myths are not written out fully all of the ones included are extensive which was a great help for the class but also exactly the reason I wanted to take a class on mythology to begin with, to read the stories themselves while learning about the why behind them.