Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth - Couverture souple

Dundes, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520051920 ISBN 13 : 9780520051928

Editeur : University of California Press, 1984

Synopsis

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 Lévi-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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alan Dundes is Professor of Anthropology and Folklore, University of California, Berkeley, and author of numerous books on folklore, including La Terra in Piazza: An Interpretation of the Palio of Siena (California, 1975, 1982).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520051920
• ISBN 13: 9780520051928
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 366
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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