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Myth : key concepts in religion / Robert Ellwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellwood, Robert S., 1933-
- Series:
- Key concepts in...
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myth.
- Physical Description:
- v, 176 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, [2008]
- Summary:
- An accessible introduction to the complex topic of Myth. Ellwood examines theories, meanings and interpretations, all of which are structured around a typical programme of study. >
- Contents:
- The other within : encountering myth
- The elf-king's cave : types of myth
- The view from outside : theories of myth
- Singing the world : myths of creation
- The hero's journey : the warrior
- The hero's journey : the savior
- The end of days and the life everlasting : eschatological myths
- Shadowside : myths of evil, the trickster, and the flood
- Our people : nationalistic myths
- The wizard's prism : psychology of myth
- The thinkers : notable scholars and philosophers of myth
- Absence and light-sabers : modern myth.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847062345
- 1847062342
- 9781847062352
- 1847062350
- OCLC:
- 228427204
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