Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 530 g
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 530 g
ISBN: 978-0-631-23248-3
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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.
- Both a history of theories of myth and a practical ‘how-to’ guide to interpreting myth.
- Introduces the major theories of myth from the nineteenth century to the present day.
- Covers comparative approaches, psychoanalysis, ritual theories of myth, structuralism, and ideological analysis.
- Supplies readers with the theoretical tools for imitating each method.
- Features detailed exemplary readings of familiar myths.
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Weitere Infos & Material
List of Figures.
Preface.
1. Introducing “Myth”.
2. Comparative Approaches:.
The Rise of the Comparative Method.
Max Müller and Solar Mythology.
James Frazer.
The World According to Frazer: Problems and Presuppositions.
The Urmyth: A Study in and of Comparison.
Comparison of the Greek and Hittite Myths of the Divine Succession.
3. Psychology:.
Freud and the Discovery of the Unconscious.
Psychoanalysis to Myth Analysis.
Freud and Anthropology.
Freud in his Social and Theoretical Context.
4. Ritual Theories:.
Social Anthropology.
Jane Harrison and Ritualism.
Walter Burkert and Biosociology.
Burkert’s Homo Necans.
5. Structuralism:.
Saussure and Structural Linguistics.
Syntagmatic Structuralism.
A Critique of Syntagmatic Structuralism.
Paradigmatic Structuralism.
Mediation.
Total Structure.
Totalizing Structure.
6. Social Ideologies:.
Structure and Ideology.
Poststructualisms, Postmodernism, and Ideology.
Decrypting Ideology.
An Ideological Analysis of the Myth of Heracles.
Epilogue.
A Little Further Reading.
Bibliography.
Index
