Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth

Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth

by Alan Dundes (Editor), Alan Dundes (Editor)

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 Levi-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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 366
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 01 Jul 1992

ISBN 10: 0520051920
ISBN 13: 9780520051928