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Title:

THEORIES OF MYTHOLOGY

By:

Eric Csapo

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0631232478

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9780631232476

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

22 November, 2004

Series:

Ancient Cultures

Pages:

352

Description:

Offers students with both a history of theories of myth and a practical 'how-to' guide to interpreting myth, the most elementary form of narrative. This title is both a history of theories of myth and a practical 'how-to' guide to interpreting myth. It introduces the major theories of myth from the nineteenth century onwards.

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"Theories of Mythology" provides students with both a history of theories of myth and a practical 'how-to' guide to interpreting myth, the most elementary form of narrative. It is both a history of theories of myth and a practical 'how-to' guide to interpreting myth. It introduces the major theories of myth from the nineteenth century to the present day. It covers comparative approaches, psychoanalysis, ritual theories of myth, structuralism, and ideological analysis. It supplies readers with the theoretical tools for imitating each method. It features detailed exemplary readings of familiar myths.

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Blackwell Publishers

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