Routledge Library Editions: Myth
Martin Buber on Myth: An Introduction
1st Edition
By S. Daniel Breslauer
September 28, 2016
This book summarizes and evaluates the contribution of Martin Buber as a theorist of myth. It offers a coherent and unified study focusing on Buber's approach to myth as part of his entire system of philosophy. The book analyzes whether Buber's use of myth contributes to modern appreciation of myth....
The Methods of the Gernet Classicists Pbdirect: The Structuralists on Myth
1st Edition
By Roland Champagne
September 28, 2016
This book traces the influences of the Gernet School on Vernant of Levi-Strauss and Roland Barthes and on Detienne, Vidal-Naquet, and Loraux of Vernant and Levi-Strauss. It also considers the influence on Vernant and in turn on the others of the pre-structuralists Gernet and Ignace Meyerson....
The War of the Gods Pbdirect: The Social Code in Indo-European Mythology
1st Edition
By Jarich Oosten
September 28, 2016
This volume focuses on social and political problems of Indo-European mythology. It explains how the ancient Indo-European gods competed for supreme power and the exclusive possession of the sacred potion of wisdom and immortality....
Uses of Comparative Mythology Pbdirect: Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell
1st Edition
By Kenneth Golden
September 28, 2016
This book offers critical-interpretative essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell (1904–1987). It focuses on Campbell, the scope of his career, or his general point of view. The book discusses in depth and details specific questions, subjects, or themes in Campbell's work....
Routledge Library Editions: Myth
1st Edition
By Various
March 10, 2015
Routledge Library Editions: Myth reissues four out-of-print classics that touch on various aspects of mythology. One book looks at the work of Martin Buber on myth, and another on the school of Gernet classicists. Another book studies comparative mythology and the work of Joseph Campbell, and the ...