Myth: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Myth: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192803474

ISBN-10: 0192803476

ISBN-13: 9780192803474

Edition: 2003

Authors: Robert A. Segal

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A survey of the past 300 years of theorizing on myth, this book takes into account the work of such prominent thinkers as Albert Camus, Claude Levi-Strauss, C. G. Jung, and Sigmund Freud. It focuses on different approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines--including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. Robert Segal considers the future study of myth, and the possible function of myth in the world as the adult equivalent of play. In order to analyze the different theories of myth, Segal focuses on the fable concerning the fate of the preternaturally beautiful Adonis. Where one theory does not work, he substitutes another myth, showing that, for all their…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/21/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



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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 society


Conclusion: The future of the study of myth


References


Index