| Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth Contributor(s): Dundes, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520051920 ISBN-13: 9780520051928 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1984 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 291.13 |
| LCCN: 83017921 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.93" W x 8.95" (1.08 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 classics statements on the theory of myth by authors such as William Bascom, Jan de Vries, G. S. Kirk, James G. Frazer, Theodor H. Gaster, Mircea Eliade, Bronislaw Malinowski, C. G. Jung, and Claude L vi-Strauss. Rather than limiting this collection to classical Roman and Greek mythology, Dundes gives the book a worldwide scope. The twenty-two essays by leading experts on myth represent comparative functionalist, myth-ritual, Jungian, Freudian, and structuralist approaches to studying the genre. |