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Shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is an essential function of human consciousness. The author analyzes powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.

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A Paperback / softback by Mircea Eliade, Philip Mairet

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 25/06/1991
    ISBN13: 9780691020686, 978-0691020686
    ISBN10: 069102068X
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    Education Folklore studies / Study of myth Psychology Religion: general

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    Book Synopsis
    Shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is an essential function of human consciousness. The author analyzes powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.

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