Myths we live by /:

Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of class...

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1. Verfasser: Grant, Colin, 1942-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, ©1998.
Schriftenreihe:Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8.
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Zusammenfassung:Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients. The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider culture and individual experience
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 181 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780776616605
0776616609

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