Sacred Narrative

Readings in the Theory of Myth

Häftad, Engelska, 1984

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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 Levi-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.

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Utgivningsdatum1984-11-15
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520051928

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Forms of Folklore:Prose Narratives WILLIAM BASCOMTheories Concerning"Nature Myths" JAN DE VRIESThe Problem of Defining Myth LAURI HONKOOn Defining Myths G.S.KIRKSlippery Words: Myth J.W. R0GERS0NThe Fall of Man JAMES G. FRAZERThe Truth of Myth RAFFAELE PETTAZZONIMyth and Story THEODORE H. GASTERCosmogonic Mythand "Sacred History" IRCEA ELIADEAn Ideological Dichotomy:Myths and Folk BeliefsAmong the Shoshoni AKE HULTKRANTZThe Creation Myths ofthe North American Indians ANNA BIRGITTA ROOTHThe Cultural-HistoricalBackground of Myths onthe Separation of Sky and Earth K. NUMAZAWAThe Role of Myth in Life BR0NISLAW MALIN0WSKIThe Plasticity of Myth:Cases from Tikopia RAYM0ND FIRTHThe Flexibility of Myth TH.P.VAN BAARENThe Mythic ERIC DARDELThe Psychology of the Child Archetype C. G. JUNGJoseph Campbell's Theory of Myth ROBERT A. SEGALEarth -Diver:Creation of the Mythopoeic Male ALAN DUNDESThe Story of Asdiwal CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSSThe World Conceptionof Lajos Ami, Storyteller SANDOR ERDESZThe Myth of Washington DOROTHEA WENDERSuggestions for Further Readingin the Theory of MythIndex