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Myth and Religion in Mircea Eliade
Häftad, 2002
820 kr
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This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's …
Myth Analyzed
Häftad, 2022
675 kr
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Comparing and evaluating modern theories of myth, this book offers an overview of explanations of myth from the social sciences and the humanities.This ambitious collection of essays uses the viewpoints of a variety of disciplines - psychology, anthropology, sociology, politics, philosophy, …
Myth Analyzed
Inbunden, 2020
2264 kr
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Comparing and evaluating modern theories of myth, this book offers an overview of explanations of myth from the social sciences and the humanities.This ambitious collection of essays uses the viewpoints of a variety of disciplines - psychology, anthropology, sociology, politics, philosophy, …
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth
Häftad, 2014
892 kr
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This book surveys the history of psychoanalytic treatments of myths variously as symptoms of psychopathology, as cultural defense mechanisms, and as metaphoric expressions of ideas that may include therapeutic insights.
Kenneth Burke on Myth
An Introduction
Häftad, 2014
1043 kr
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Kenneth Burke--rhetorician, philosopher, linguist, sociologist, literary and music critic, crank--was one of the foremost theorists of literary form. He did not fit tidily into any philosophical school, nor was he reducible to any simple set of principles or ideas. He published widely, and is …
Myth and the Human Sciences
Hans Blumenberg's Theory of Myth
Inbunden, 2015
3146 kr
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This is the first book-length critical analysis in any language of Hans Blumenberg’s theory of myth. Blumenberg can be regarded as the most important German theorist of myth of the second half of the twentieth century, and his Work on Myth (1979) has resonated across disciplines ranging from …
Poetics of Myth
Häftad, 2000
926 kr
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'Serious students will savor Meletinsky's rich and complex book. The opening section alone is valuable for its erudite examination of modern theory about myth, with special attention to Levi-Strauss and the structuralists. Meletinsky grasps the essentials of theories he discusses and makes clear …
Northrop Frye on Myth
Av Ford Russell
Häftad, 2000
742 kr
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Nortrop Frye differed from other theorists of myth in tracing all of the major literary genres--romance, comedy, satire, not just tragedy--to myth and ritual. This volume is the most thorough presentation of his thinking on the subject.
Jung and the Jungians on Myth
Häftad, 2002
613 kr
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Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was never more insightful and intriguing than when he discussed mythology. The key to understanding the Jungian approach to mythology lies in the concept of the image, which provides the basis for his theory of the unconscious. By emphasizing the image over the word, …
Political Myth
Häftad, 2001
742 kr
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First Published in 2002. Myth theorists characterize myths as stories that possess the status of sacred truth within one or more social groups. Flood discusses how political myth is an ideologically marked narrative that purports to give a true account of a set of past, present, or predicted …
Rene Girard and Myth
An Introduction
Häftad, 2002
709 kr
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In this comprehensive introduction to the work of contemporary French critic Rene Girard, Richard Golsan focuses on Girard's theory of myth and its connections to his broader exploration of the origins of suffering and violence in Western culture. Golsan highlights two of Girard's primary …
Myth and Ritual School
J.G. Frazer and the Cambridge Ritualists
Häftad, 2002
646 kr
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The enduring importance of his book The Golden Bough keeps J.G. Frazer's name prominent on the list of the most significant figures in modern religious studies. But by no means was Fraser the sole influence on the Cambridge-based school of thought-- myth-ritualism-- most often associated with him. …
Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Myth
Volume III
Inbunden, 1995
994 kr
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Much of the theorizing about myth in philosophy and religious studies grows out of efforts to understand the classics and the Bible. In the case of the classics, the presence of myth has been taken for granted, and conclusions reached about Greek and Roman mythology have spurred generalizations …
Cassirer and Langer on Myth
An Introduction
Inbunden, 2000
2504 kr
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This book provides a detailed overview of the approach by two of the leading philosophical theorists of myth.
Myth and Religion in Mircea Eliade
Inbunden, 1998
2578 kr
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This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's …
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth
Inbunden, 2004
2578 kr
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This book surveys the history of psychoanalytic treatments of myths variously as symptoms of psychopathology, as cultural defense mechanisms, and as metaphoric expressions of ideas that may include therapeutic insights.
Myth and Ritual School
J.G. Frazer and the Cambridge Ritualists
Inbunden, 2016
2504 kr
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The enduring importance of his book The Golden Bough keeps J.G. Frazer's name prominent on the list of the most significant figures in modern religious studies. But by no means was Fraser the sole influence on the Cambridge-based school of thought-- myth-ritualism-- most often associated with him. …
Poetics of Myth
Inbunden, 2016
2879 kr
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'Serious students will savor Meletinsky's rich and complex book. The opening section alone is valuable for its erudite examination of modern theory about myth, with special attention to Levi-Strauss and the structuralists. Meletinsky grasps the essentials of theories he discusses and makes clear …
Rene Girard and Myth
An Introduction
Inbunden, 2016
2596 kr
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In this comprehensive introduction to the work of contemporary French critic Rene Girard, Richard Golsan focuses on Girard's theory of myth and its connections to his broader exploration of the origins of suffering and violence in Western culture. Golsan highlights two of Girard's primary …
Myth and the Human Sciences
Hans Blumenberg's Theory of Myth
Häftad, 2016
1060 kr
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This is the first book-length critical analysis in any language of Hans Blumenberg’s theory of myth. Blumenberg can be regarded as the most important German theorist of myth of the second half of the twentieth century, and his Work on Myth (1979) has resonated across disciplines ranging from …
Cassirer and Langer on Myth
An Introduction
Häftad, 2016
820 kr
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This book provides a detailed overview of the approach by two of the leading philosophical theorists of myth.
Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Myth
Volume III
Häftad, 2016
370 kr
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Much of the theorizing about myth in philosophy and religious studies grows out of efforts to understand the classics and the Bible. In the case of the classics, the presence of myth has been taken for granted, and conclusions reached about Greek and Roman mythology have spurred generalizations …
