Author: Brett Lashua
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000785459
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This book centralizes powerful leisure stories that may otherwise be understood as myths—sometimes recognized, often less so—that circulate in the field of leisure studies and beyond. In everyday use, a myth perpetuates a popularly held belief that is false or untrue. However, in social and cultural theories, myths are more complex as partial truths that privilege particular versions of a shared social reality. We see myth as having an “absent presence” in leisure studies, and want to know what myths are, what they do, and how they circulate and shape people’s leisure lives. Myths can do more than obfuscate; they often animate people’s lives, motivate collective action, and inspire change. As the chapters in this edited volume explore in further detail, leisure myths and mythmaking involve complex relations in the gaps between reality and imagination—from the shared myths of musical legends to myths of placemaking and communities, as well as from origin myths of sport practices to fantasy and festivals, to the importance of storytelling as mythmaking in tourism. In different ways, each of these chapters alerts the readers to the “absent presence” of myths and mythmaking in leisure research. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Leisure Sciences.
Leisure Myths and Mythmaking
Author: Brett Lashua
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000785459
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This book centralizes powerful leisure stories that may otherwise be understood as myths—sometimes recognized, often less so—that circulate in the field of leisure studies and beyond. In everyday use, a myth perpetuates a popularly held belief that is false or untrue. However, in social and cultural theories, myths are more complex as partial truths that privilege particular versions of a shared social reality. We see myth as having an “absent presence” in leisure studies, and want to know what myths are, what they do, and how they circulate and shape people’s leisure lives. Myths can do more than obfuscate; they often animate people’s lives, motivate collective action, and inspire change. As the chapters in this edited volume explore in further detail, leisure myths and mythmaking involve complex relations in the gaps between reality and imagination—from the shared myths of musical legends to myths of placemaking and communities, as well as from origin myths of sport practices to fantasy and festivals, to the importance of storytelling as mythmaking in tourism. In different ways, each of these chapters alerts the readers to the “absent presence” of myths and mythmaking in leisure research. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Leisure Sciences.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000785459
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This book centralizes powerful leisure stories that may otherwise be understood as myths—sometimes recognized, often less so—that circulate in the field of leisure studies and beyond. In everyday use, a myth perpetuates a popularly held belief that is false or untrue. However, in social and cultural theories, myths are more complex as partial truths that privilege particular versions of a shared social reality. We see myth as having an “absent presence” in leisure studies, and want to know what myths are, what they do, and how they circulate and shape people’s leisure lives. Myths can do more than obfuscate; they often animate people’s lives, motivate collective action, and inspire change. As the chapters in this edited volume explore in further detail, leisure myths and mythmaking involve complex relations in the gaps between reality and imagination—from the shared myths of musical legends to myths of placemaking and communities, as well as from origin myths of sport practices to fantasy and festivals, to the importance of storytelling as mythmaking in tourism. In different ways, each of these chapters alerts the readers to the “absent presence” of myths and mythmaking in leisure research. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Leisure Sciences.
Myth and Mythmaking
Author: Henry Alexander Murray
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Myths and mythmaking
Author: H. A. Murray
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Languages : en
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Myth and Mythmaking
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Languages : en
Pages : 375
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Pages : 375
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Custom and Myth
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This work by Andrew Lang analyzes the practice of comparative mythology and argues against the common conceptions of mythology. It lends itself well as an guide to understanding what drove Lang to produce his Fairy Books.
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This work by Andrew Lang analyzes the practice of comparative mythology and argues against the common conceptions of mythology. It lends itself well as an guide to understanding what drove Lang to produce his Fairy Books.
Myths and Mythmaking
Author: Henry Alexander Murray
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 375
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Languages : en
Pages : 375
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Myth and Mythmaking. Edited and With an Introd. by Henry A. Murray
Author: Henry Alexander Murray
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Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 375
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Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 375
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The Myths of Reality
Author: Simon Danser
Publisher: Heart of Albion
ISBN: 187288380X
Category : Archetype (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
'The Myths of Reality' reveals how reality is culturally constructed in an ever-continuing process from mythic fragments transmitted by the mass media and adapted through face-to-face and Internet conversations.
Publisher: Heart of Albion
ISBN: 187288380X
Category : Archetype (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
'The Myths of Reality' reveals how reality is culturally constructed in an ever-continuing process from mythic fragments transmitted by the mass media and adapted through face-to-face and Internet conversations.
Myths and myth-makers
Author: John Fiske
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Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Pages : 380
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Millennial Mythmaking
Author: John Perlich
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786455926
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Contemporary myths, particularly science fiction and fantasy texts, can provide commentary on who we are as a culture, what we have created, and where we are going. These nine essays from a variety of disciplines expand upon the writings of Joseph Campbell and the hero's journey. Modern examples of myths from various sources such as Planet of the Apes, Wicked, Pan's Labyrinth, and Spirited Away; the Harry Potter series; and Second Life are analyzed as creative mythology and a representation of contemporary culture and emerging technology.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786455926
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Contemporary myths, particularly science fiction and fantasy texts, can provide commentary on who we are as a culture, what we have created, and where we are going. These nine essays from a variety of disciplines expand upon the writings of Joseph Campbell and the hero's journey. Modern examples of myths from various sources such as Planet of the Apes, Wicked, Pan's Labyrinth, and Spirited Away; the Harry Potter series; and Second Life are analyzed as creative mythology and a representation of contemporary culture and emerging technology.