| Myth: A New Symposium Contributor(s): Schrempp, Gregory (Editor), Hansen, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253341582 ISBN-13: 9780253341587 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: Myth: A New Symposium offers a broad-based assessment of the present state of myth study. It is inspired by a revisiting of the influential mid-century work Myth: A Symposium (edited by Thomas Sebeok). A systematic introduction and 15 contributions from a wide spectrum of disciplines offer a range of views on past myth study and suggest directions for the future. Contributors blend theoretical analysis with richly documented historical, ethnographic, and literary illustrations and examples drawn from Native American, classical, medieval, and modern sources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 291.13 |
| LCCN: 2002002518 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6.53" W x 9.63" (1.24 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Myth: A New Symposium offers a broad-based assessment of the present state of myth study. It was inspired by a revisiting of the influential mid-century work Myth: A Symposium (edited by Thomas Sebeok). A systematic introduction and 15 contributions from a wide spectrum of disciplines offer a range of views on past myth study and suggest directions for the future. Contributors blend theoretical analysis with richly documented historical, ethnographic, and literary illustrations and examples drawn from Native American, classical, medieval, and modern sources. |