Myth and Ritual Theory An Anthology

Name: Myth and Ritual Theory An Anthology
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ISBN: 9780631206804

ISBN-10: 0631206809

ISBN-13: 9780631206804

Edition: 1998

Authors: Robert A. Segal

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The central tenet of this theory is that myths and rituals must operate together. Segal introduces some of the interpretations of this, from the idea that myth and ritual are two halves of a whole to the belief that they arise separately then coalesce.

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List price: $75.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/4/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.02" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Original Formulation of the Theory



Lectures on the Religion of the Semites




The Development of Theory



The Golden Bough




Themis




The Myth and Ritual Pattern of the Ancient East




Application of Theory to the Ancient World



Excursus on the Ritual Forms Preserved in Greek Tragedy




A Ritual Basis for Hesiod's Theogony



New Year Festivals




Application of the Theory Worldwide



The Life-giving Myth




The Beginnings of Religion




Myth in Primitive Psychology




Myth and Reality




Application of the Theory to Literature



The Hero of Tradition




From Ritual to Romance




The Archetypes of Literature




The Ritual View of Myth and the Mythic




The Idea of a Theater




The Myth and Ritual Approach to Shakespearean Tragedy




What is Myth?




Revisions of the Theory



Thespis




Myths and Rituals: A General Theory




Homo Necans




Structure and Dialectics




Evaluations of the Theory



The Dramas and Dramatic Dances of Non-European Races




Introduction to Apollodorus, The Library




The Evidence of Divine Kings in Greece




The Myth and Ritual Position Critically Examined




The Myth-Ritual Theory




The Ritual Theory of Myth




Prospects



Further Reading


Index