The Truth of Myth

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The Truth of Myth

Author	: Tok Thompson
File Size	: 40,7 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 03 February 2020
ISBN	: 9780197506691
Pages	: 225 pages

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The Truth of Myth by Tok Thompson Book PDF Summary

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.

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