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00:00:00 Go!

00:00:17 Who is Jon F. White

00:04:52 Ferryman of the Dead

00:12:33 Why do myths persist?

00:15:54 Why death?

00:21:47 Religion as an organizing principle

00:28:52 The heavy burden of kings

00:38:41 Technology & myth

00:45:40 The Oldest Story in the World

00:50:11 The Rainbow Serpent

01:01:05 Blank spots at the start of civilization

01:12:11 Transition to monotheism

01:17:39 Personification of God

01:27:27 The new myths

01:34:01 The oldest words

01:45:19 Origin of myth

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