The Truth of Myth

World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-19-022280-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 273 g

The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such questions as: What is the relation of mythology to religion? To science? To popular culture? Did the events recounted in myths actually occur? Why does the term "myth" have so many contradictory definitions and connotations? Offering serious students with an intellectual "toolkit" for launching into this fascinating field, the book is especially useful in conjunction with case studies of individual mythological traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson

Thompson, Tok

Schrempp, Gregory

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Prologue

- Introduction

- Chapter 1: Definitions and Starting Points

- Chapter 2: Highlights in the History of Mythological Research

- Chapter 3: Studying Mythology Comparatively

- Chapter 4: Some Current Trends

- Conclusion

- Glossary

- Works Cited

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tok Thompson is Associate Professor of Teaching, Anthropology, and Communications at the University of Southern California.

Gregory Schrempp is Professor of Folklore at Indiana University.