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classics
comparative literature
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essay collection
fairy tales
folklore
freudian theory
functionalist theory
global mythology
greek mythology
human experience
humanity
jungian theory
literary criticism
literary genres
literary scholars
literary theory
myth ritual theory
myth scholars
mythology
myths and legends
roman mythology
sacred narratives
sacred stories
structuralist approach
theoretical approach
world myths
world stories
Product details
- ISBN 9780520051928
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 1984
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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).
