Myth · A Very Short Introduction, A Very Short Introduction by Segal, Robert -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents List of illustrations Introduction:. Theories of Myth

Definition of myth The myth of Adonis Applying theories to myths

Chapter 1: Myth and science

Myth as true science Myth as modern science Myth as primitive science E. B. Tylor J. G. Frazer Lucien Lévy-Bruhl Bronislaw Malinowski Claude Lévi-Strauss Karl Popper

Chapter 2: Myth and philosophy

Paul Radin Ernst Cassirer Rudolf Bultmann and Hans Jonas Albert Camus

Chapter 3: Myth and religion

Rudolf Bultmann Hans Jonas Mircea Eliade

Chapter 4: Myth and ritual

William Robertson Smith E. B. Tylor J. G. Frazer Jane Harrison and S. H. Hooke Application of the theory Application of the theory to literature René Girard Walter Burkert

Chapter 5: Myth and literature

Mythic themes in literature The Mythic Origin of Literature Myth as Plot Mythic patterns Lord Raglan

Chapter 6: Myth and psychology

Sigmund Freud Otto Rank Jacob Arlow Bruno Bettelheim Alan Dundes C. G. Jung Joseph Campbell Adonis

Chapter 7: Myth and structure

Claude Lévi-Strauss Vladimir Propp, Georges Dumézil, and the Gernet School Marcel Detienne on Adonis

Chapter 8: Myth and politics

Bronislaw Malinowski Georges Sorel Ernst Cassirer Dumézil René Girard Adonis

Conclusion:. bringing myth back to the world

The myth of Gaia

References and further reading

Introduction Chapter 1: Myth and science Chapter 2: Myth and philosophy Chapter 3: Myth and religion Chapter 4: Myth and ritual Chapter 5: Myth and literature Chapter 6: Myth and psychology Chapter 7: Myth and structure Chapter 8: Myth and politics Conclusion: bringing myth back to the world

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