Myth: Key Concepts in Religion"The book will be a superb introduction to mythological studies for a long time to come." -William G. Doty, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa author of Myth: A Handbook (University of Alabama Press, 2007) |
Contents
Encountering Myth | 1 |
Types of Myth | 18 |
Theories of Myth | 29 |
Myths of Creation | 43 |
The Warrior | 60 |
The Savior | 77 |
Eschatological Myths | 91 |
Myths of Evil the Trickster and the Flood | 103 |
Nationalistic Myth | 115 |
The Psychology of Myth | 126 |
Notable Scholars and Philosophers of Myth | 138 |
Modern Myth | 151 |
Notes | 156 |
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Aeneid afterlife Amaterasu ancient animals archetypes Axial Age basic beginning Beowulf Buddha Buddhist called Cassirer chaos CHAPTER Chinese Mythology Christian consciousness cosmic Coyote creation myths culture death deity divine dreams earth Earthmaker Enlightenment epic Euhemeric evil example faith finally founders Frazer Freud Galahad Georges Dumézil goddess gods Golden Golden Bough Grail Greek heaven Hercules hero myth hero’s Hesiod Hillman human humankind important individual Islam Izanami James Hillman Japan Japanese Jesus Joseph Campbell Jung Jungian killed king Kojiki Krishna land Laozi later lives Luke Skywalker meaning Mircea Eliade modern monomyth Moses mother mythic mythology narrative one’s oral original Osiris perhaps philosopher political primal psychology quest realm religion religious ritual sacred savior Schelling sense Shinto society songlines soul spirit story Susanoo tell theories told traditional trans underworld University Press versions warrior words York Zeus Zoroastrianism