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Religion and mythology : married of necessity / Louis J. Hammann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hammann, Louis J., 1929-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myth.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 147 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1998]
- Contents:
- Part I Religion
- Chapter I Setting the Stage for Understanding the Marriage of Religion and Mythology 1
- Chapter II Has the Time Come to Redefine Religion? 13
- Part II Mythology
- Chapter I Mythmaking as a Habit of Mind: First Considerations 33
- Chapter II Mythmaking as a Habit of Mind: Circumspection 39
- Chapter III Mythmaking as a Habit of Mind: Imagining
- How Myths Are Made 53
- Chapter IV Mythmaking as a Habit of Mind: Familiarity
- What Makes Myths Possible (and Necessary) 63
- Chapter V Coda to Part II 79
- Part III Mythology in the Service of Religion
- Chapter I History Imagined as Truth 83
- Chapter II Mythologies as Alternative Visions 107
- Chapter III Surrogate Myths 129
- Chapter IV Mythology and Religion: Partners in a Language Game 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0761811486
- 0761811494
- OCLC:
- 38976259
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