02412nam a22003617a 4500 20231116101137.0 150127t20152015nyua b 001 0 eng 2015931933 9780198724704 0198724705 (OCoLC)ocn914452460 AU@ eng AU@ rda OCLCO YDXCP IQU OCLCF UAB ON8 WHCCD BD-DhBPA BL304 .S444 2015 201.3 23 SEM 2015 Segal, Robert Alan, author. Myth : a very short introduction / Robert A. Segal. Second edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm Very short introductions ; 111 Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-138) and index. Introduction: Theories of myth -- Myth and science -- Myth and philosophy -- Myth and religion -- Myth and ritual -- Myth and literature -- Myth and psychology -- Myth and structure -- Myth and politics -- Conclusion: Bringing myth back to the world. PRE-CHRISTIAN EUROPEAN & MEDITERRANEAN RELIGIONS. Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean? In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to understand the study of myth. These approaches hail from disciplines as varied as anthropology, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, philosophy, science, and religious studies. Including ideas from theorists as varied as Sigmund Freud, Claude Levi-Strauss, Albert Camus, and Roland Barthes, Segal uses the famous ancient myth of Adonis to analyse their individual approaches and theories. In this new edition, he not only considers the future study of myth, but also considers the interactions of myth theory with cognitive science, the implications of the myth of Gaia, and the differences between story-telling and myth. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. Rasal Myth. 64472 Mythology. 141980 Myth Study and teaching. 64472 Myth. fast 64472 Myth Study and teaching. fast 64472 Mythology. fast 141980 Very short introductions ; 111. ddc BK 50499 50499 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC CHILD 1 201.3 SEM 2015 107211 2019-07-24 00:00:00 2019-05-15 2018-05-28 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC CHILD 1 201.3 SEM 2015 107212 2024-04-23 00:00:00 2024-01-02 2018-05-28 BK