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Myths America Lives By
Author: Richard T. Hughes
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252050800
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252050800
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.
Parallel Myths
Author: J.F. Bierlein
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307754642
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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“Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture.”—William E. Paden, Chair, Department of Religion, University of Vermont For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality. Now, in Parallel Myths, classical scholar J. F. Bierlein gathers the key myths from all of the world's major traditions and reveals their common themes, images, and meanings. Parallel Myths introduces us to the star players in the world's great myths—not only the twelve Olympians of Greek mythology, but the stern Norse Pantheon, the mysterious gods of India, the Egyptian Ennead, and the powerful deities of Native Americans, the Chinese, and the various cultures of Africa and Oceania. Juxtaposing the most potent stories and symbols from each tradition, Bierlein explores the parallels in such key topics as creation myths, flood myths, tales of love, morality myths, underworld myths, and visions of the Apocalypse. Drawing on the work of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Karl Jaspers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and others, Bierlein also contemplates what myths mean, how to identify and interpret the parallels in myths, and how mythology has influenced twentieth-century psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and literary studies. “A first-class introduction to mythology . . . Written with great clarity and sensitivity.”—John G. Selby, Associate Professor, Roanoke College
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307754642
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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“Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture.”—William E. Paden, Chair, Department of Religion, University of Vermont For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality. Now, in Parallel Myths, classical scholar J. F. Bierlein gathers the key myths from all of the world's major traditions and reveals their common themes, images, and meanings. Parallel Myths introduces us to the star players in the world's great myths—not only the twelve Olympians of Greek mythology, but the stern Norse Pantheon, the mysterious gods of India, the Egyptian Ennead, and the powerful deities of Native Americans, the Chinese, and the various cultures of Africa and Oceania. Juxtaposing the most potent stories and symbols from each tradition, Bierlein explores the parallels in such key topics as creation myths, flood myths, tales of love, morality myths, underworld myths, and visions of the Apocalypse. Drawing on the work of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Karl Jaspers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and others, Bierlein also contemplates what myths mean, how to identify and interpret the parallels in myths, and how mythology has influenced twentieth-century psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and literary studies. “A first-class introduction to mythology . . . Written with great clarity and sensitivity.”—John G. Selby, Associate Professor, Roanoke College
In the Beginning
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152387426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152387426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Primal Myths
Author: Barbara C. Sproul
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060675012
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A comprehensive collection of creation stories ranging across widely varying times and cultures, including Ancient Egyptian, African, and Native American.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060675012
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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A comprehensive collection of creation stories ranging across widely varying times and cultures, including Ancient Egyptian, African, and Native American.
The Outlook
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Languages : en
Pages : 1074
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The Literary World
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Choice
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Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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The Academy
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The Academy and Literature
Author: Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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The Publisher
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Languages : en
Pages : 1186
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Pages : 1186
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