| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) |
| Series |
Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8 |
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Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8.
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| Contents |
PREFACE; 1 THE MEANING OF MYTH; 2 A SCIENCE MYTH; 3 A SPORTS MYTH; 4 A CONSUMER MYTH; 5 A VALUES MYTH; 6 AN ECOLOGY MYTH; 7 A SEX MYTH; 8 A SOCIETY MYTH; 9 A RELIGION MYTH; 10 MEANINGFUL MYTH; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Summary |
Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients. The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider culture and individual experience |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Myth.
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Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.
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myths.
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RELIGION -- General.
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Civilization, Modern
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Myth
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780776616605 |
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0776616609 |
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