Description
Book SynopsisPresents a study of mythology based on the analysis of nonlinear form, the self's confrontation with its world, and the nature of mythic truth. Drawing on texts world-wide and on many theorists, including Cassirer, Eliade, Jung, Levi-Strauss, and Buber, the book develops a complex view of the relation between consciousness and culture.
Trade Review...a sensible book,...classical mythologists will find it worthwhile reading. * Classical World *
...valuable for its wide-ranging synthesis of materials together with some fascinating insights into the relationship of myth and mind. * Religious Studies Review *
...valuable for its wide-ranging synthesis of materials together with some fascinating insights into the relationship of myth and mind." * Religious Studies Review *
...a sensible book,...classical mythologists will find it worthwhile reading." * Classical World *
