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The Truth of Myth: World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life

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The Truth of Mythis a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such questions as: What is the relation of mythology to religion? To science? To popular culture? Did the events recounted in myths actually occur? Why does the term "myth" have so many contradictory definitions and connotations? Offering serious students with an intellectual "toolkit" for launching into this fascinating field, the book is especially useful in conjunction with case studies of individual mythological traditions.
Request Code : ZLIB.IO18248042
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Year:
2022
Publisher:
‎ Oxford University Press
Language:
English
ISBN 10:
0190222786
ISBN 13:
9780190222789
ISBN:
0190222786, 9780190222789
Series:
World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life

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