Sacred narrative: readings in the theory of myth

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 classic statements on the theory of myth by the authors. The twenty-two essays by leading experts on myth represent comparative, functionalist, my...

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Other Authors: Dundes, Alan 1934-2005 (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.] Univ. of California Press 1984
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Summary: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 classic statements on the theory of myth by the authors. The twenty-two essays by leading experts on myth represent comparative, functionalist, myth-ritual, Jungian, Freudian, and structuralist approaches to studying the genre.
Physical Description:IX, 352 S. Kt.
ISBN:0520051564
0520051920

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