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- A fresh new approach to the study of myths - their origins and their application to the arts and sciences
- Reveals how theories can be applied to ancient myths, but also to modern mythologizing, such as the idolization of Hollywood 'stars'.
- Explores the origin of myths, their function, and their subject matter
- A survey of the past 300 years of theorizing on myth
- Considers the work of such prominent thinkers as Albert Camus, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Roland Barthes, C. G. Jung, and Sigmund Freud
- Binding Paperback
- Author/s Segal, Robert A.
- ISBN13 9780192803474
- ISBN10 0192803476
- Pages 176
- Collection Very Short Introductions #111
- Published 2004
- Language English
Myth: A Very Short Introduction
- Author Robert A. Segal
- Publisher OXFORD U.P.
- ISBN 9780192803474
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