The modern construction of myth

The modern construction of myth / Andrew Von Hendy.

Andrew Von Hendy offers an integrated critical account of the career of myth in modernity. He takes as its starting point some crucial moments in the 18th-century reinvention of the concept and then follows the major branches of theorizing as they appear in the work of theologians, philosophers, lit...

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Main Author: Von Hendy, Andrew, 1932-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1700-2000.
Myth > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Myth
Mythos
Theorie
Mythevorming.
History
Online-Publikation.
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Table of Contents:
  • THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF MYTH; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1
  • From Fable to Myth; Chapter 2
  • The Invention of Myth; Chapter 3
  • The Struggle between Myth and SuspicionŽ; Chapter 4
  • Myth as an Aspect of PrimitiveŽ Religion; Chapter 5
  • The Role of Depth-Psychology in the Construction of Myth; Chapter 6
  • The Modernist Contribution to the Construction of Myth; Chapter 7
  • Neo-Romantic Theories of the Midcentury I: Myth as Mode of Thought and Language; Chapter 8
  • Neo-Romantic Theories of the Midcentury II: Myth and Ritual in Quotidian Western Life.

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