A01=Harvey Birenbaum
Author_Harvey Birenbaum
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Product details
- ISBN 9780819167576
- Weight: 449g
- Dimensions: 155 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 23 Dec 1987
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Presents a study of mythology based on the analysis of nonlinear form, the self's confrontation with its world, and the nature of mythic truth. Drawing on texts world-wide and on many theorists, including Cassirer, Eliade, Jung, Levi-Strauss, and Buber, the book develops a complex view of the relation between consciousness and culture. A conception of nonlinear, or 'qualitative,' logic provides the basis for a survey of mythic space, time, cause, identity, and values, with an emphasis on the experience of wonder through mythic imagery and narrative processes.
Harvey Birenbaum is Professor of English at San Jose State University.
