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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.

Images and Symbols

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    A Paperback / softback by Mircea Eliade, Philip Mairet

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 25 June 1991
      ISBN-13 9780691020686
      978-0691020686
      ISBN-10 069102068X
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      Education Folklore studies / Study of myth Psychology Religion: general

      Description

      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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