The Ritual Theory of Myth

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520019249
Total Pages : 92 pages
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Book Synopsis The Ritual Theory of Myth by : Joseph Eddy Fontenrose

Download or read book The Ritual Theory of Myth written by Joseph Eddy Fontenrose and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1966 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myth

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198724705
Total Pages : 161 pages
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Download or read book Myth written by Robert Alan Segal and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Very Short Introduction explores different approaches to myth from several disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. In this new edition, Robert Segal considers both the future study of myth as well as the impact of areas such as cognitive science and the latest approaches to narrative theory.

Myth: A Very Short Introduction

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Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191577804
Total Pages : 188 pages
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Book Synopsis Myth: A Very Short Introduction by : Robert A. Segal

Download or read book Myth: A Very Short Introduction written by Robert A. Segal and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. The fate of the preternaturally beautiful Adonis is one of the main fables upon which Segal focuses, in an attempt to analyse the various different theories of myth. Where the theory does not work, he substitutes another myth, showing that, for all their claims to all-inclusiveness, certain theories, in fact, only apply to specific kinds of myths. A uniform set of questions is provided, to elucidate both the strengths and the weaknesses of the conjectures. 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 Lévi-Strauss, Roland Barthes, C. G. Jung, and Sigmund Freud. Finally, Segal considers the future study of myth, and the possible function of myth in the world as the adult equivalent of play. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Ritual Theory of Myth

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Total Pages : 77 pages
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Download or read book The Ritual Theory of Myth written by Joseph Eddy Fontenrose and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Myth and Ritual Theory

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Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780631206804
Total Pages : 473 pages
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Download or read book The Myth and Ritual Theory written by Robert A. Segal and published by Blackwell Publishing. This book was released on 1998-02-04 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from both classic and hard-to-find reading, one of the leading interpreters of theories of myth offers a comprehensive analysis of the myth and ritual theory. The book not only offers a detailed introduction to the theories, but also provides a further introduction to the individual selections. Suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive bibliography are included.

The ritual theory of Myth

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Total Pages : 77 pages
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Theories of Mythology

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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631232483
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Book Synopsis Theories of Mythology by : Eric Csapo

Download or read book Theories of Mythology written by Eric Csapo and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2005-01-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories of Mythology provides students with both a history of theories of myth and a practical ‘how-to’ guide to interpreting myth, the most elementary form of narrative. Both a history of theories of myth and a practical ‘how-to’ guide to interpreting myth. Introduces the major theories of myth from the nineteenth century to the present day. Covers comparative approaches, psychoanalysis, ritual theories of myth, structuralism, and ideological analysis. Supplies readers with the theoretical tools for imitating each method. Features detailed exemplary readings of familiar myths.

Mythography

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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817310061
Total Pages : 601 pages
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Book Synopsis Mythography by : William G. Doty

Download or read book Mythography written by William G. Doty and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2000-03-21 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting major myth theorists from antiquity to the present, this work offers a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of myth. Rewritten and restructured, it reflects the increased interest in myth among both scholars and general readers since the publication of the first edition.

Myth, Ritual and Religion

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Publisher : Binker North
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Total Pages : 394 pages
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Book Synopsis Myth, Ritual and Religion by : Andrew Lang

Download or read book Myth, Ritual and Religion written by Andrew Lang and published by Binker North. This book was released on 1887 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myth, Ritual, and Religion is a classic mythology studies text by Andrew Lang. When this book first appeared (1886), the philological school of interpretation of religion and myth, being then still powerful in England, was criticised and opposed by the author. In Science, as on the Turkish throne of old, "Amurath to Amurath succeeds"; the philological theories of religion and myth have now yielded to anthropological methods. The centre of the anthropological position was the "ghost theory" of Mr. Herbert Spencer, the "Animistic" theory of Mr. E. R. Tylor, according to whom the propitiation of ancestral and other spirits leads to polytheism, and thence to monotheism. In the second edition (1901) of this work the author argued that the belief in a "relatively supreme being," anthropomorphic was as old as, and might be even older, than animistic religion. When this book first appeared (1886), the philological school of interpretation of religion and myth, being then still powerful in England, was criticised and opposed by the author. In Science, as on the Turkish throne of old, "Amurath to Amurath succeeds"; the philological theories of religion and myth have now yielded to anthropological methods. The centre of the anthropological position was the "ghost theory" of Mr. Herbert Spencer, the "Animistic" theory of Mr. E. R. Tylor, according to whom the propitiation of ancestral and other spirits leads to polytheism, and thence to monotheism. In the second edition (1901) of this work the author argued that the belief in a "relatively supreme being," anthropomorphic was as old as, and might be even older, than animistic religion. This theory he exhibited at greater length, and with a larger collection of evidence, in his Making of Religion. Since 1901, a great deal of fresh testimony as to what Mr. Howitt styles the "All Father" in savage and barbaric religions has accrued. As regards this being in Africa, the reader may consult the volumes of the New Series of the Journal of the Anthropological Institute, which are full of African evidence, not, as yet, discussed, to my knowledge, by any writer on the History of Religion. As late as Man, for July, 1906, No. 66, Mr. Parkinson published interesting Yoruba legends about Oleron, the maker and father of men, and Oro, the Master of the Bull Roarer.

The Myth and Ritual School

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135371199
Total Pages : 254 pages
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Download or read book The Myth and Ritual School written by Robert Ackerman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enduring importance of his book The Golden Bough keeps J.G. Frazer's name prominent on the list of the most significant figures in modern religious studies. But by no means was Fraser the sole influence on the Cambridge-based school of thought-- myth-ritualism-- most often associated with him. In this intellectual history of the fellowship of scholars to which Frazer belonged, Robert Ackerman expands our acquaintance with the myth and ritual school to include Jane Harrison, Gilbert Murray, F.M. Cornford, and A.B. Cook, all of whom were instrumental in connecting the lines of thought in myth theory, classics, and anthropology that had begun to converge at the turn of the last century. Ackerman's examination of the chief works of each member of the Cambridge group illuminates their primary interests in Greek myth, ritual, and religion and traces the threads of their arguments through the group's writings on the origins of tragedy, comedy, philosophy, art, and sport. In the book's final chapter Ackerman explores the application of myth-ritualist thought to a variety of post-classical literature.