| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Physical description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Series |
Very short introductions |
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Very short introductions.
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| Notes |
Previous edition: 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Theories of myth -- Myth and science -- Myth and philosophy -- Myth and religion -- Myth and ritual -- Myth and literature -- Myth and psychology -- Myth and structure -- Myth and politics -- Conclusion: Bringing myth back to the world. |
| Summary |
This title introduces a wide array of approaches to understanding myth from varied disciplines. It uses the famous ancient myth of Adonis to analyse the ideas and individual approaches and theories of theorists such as Sigmund Freud, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Albert Camus, and Roland Barthes. This new edition considers the interactions of myth theory with cognitive science, the implications of the myth of Gaia, and the differences between story-telling and myth, as well as the future study of myth. |
| Subject |
Mythology.
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Myth.
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| ISBN |
9780191792328 (ebook) |
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0191792322 (ebook) |
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9780191037696 |
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0191037699 |
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9780198724704 (print) |
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