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Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth
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Paperback. Defines myth as a sacred narrative that explains how the world and humanity came to be in their present form. This book includes classics statements on the theory of myth by authors such as William Bascom, Jan de Vries, G S Kirk, James G Frazer, Theodor H Gaster, Mircea Eliade, Bronislaw Malinowski, C G Jung, and Claude Levi-Strauss. Editor(s): Dundes, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500. Readings in the Theory of Myth. 352 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Dundes, Alan. Defines myth as a sacred narrative that explains how the world and humanity came to be in their present form. This book includes classics statements on the theory of myth by authors such as William Bascom, Jan de Vries, G S Kirk, James G Frazer, Theodor H Gaster, Mircea Eliade, Bronislaw Malinowski, C G Jung, and Claude Levi-Strauss. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight: 500.
Alan Dundes defines myth as a sacred narrative that explains how the world and humanity came to be in their present form. This new volume brings together classics statements on the theory of myth by authors such as William Bascom, Jan de Vries, G. S. Kirk, James G. Frazer, Theodor H. Gaster, Mircea Eliade, Bronislaw Malinowski, C. G. Jung, and Claude Levi-Strauss. Rather than limiting this collection to classical Roman and Greek mythology, Dundes gives the book a worldwide scope. The twenty-two essays by leading experts on myth represent comparative functionalist, myth-ritual, Jungian, Freudian, and structuralist approaches to studying the ... Read more
Alan Dundes defines myth as a sacred narrative that explains how the world and humanity came to be in their present form. This new volume brings together classics statements on the theory of myth by authors such as William Bascom, Jan de Vries, G. S. Kirk, James G. Frazer, Theodor H. Gaster, Mircea Eliade, Bronislaw Malinowski, C. G. Jung, and Claude Levi-Strauss. Rather than limiting this collection to classical Roman and Greek mythology, Dundes gives the book a worldwide scope. The twenty-two essays by leading experts on myth represent comparative functionalist, myth-ritual, Jungian, Freudian, and structuralist approaches to studying the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520051928
SKU
V9780520051928
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About Dundes
Alan Dundes is Professor of Anthropology and Folklore, University of California, Berkeley, and author of numerous books on folklore, including La Terra in Piazza: An Interpretation of the Palio of Siena (California, 1975, 1982).
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