Myth
Its Meaning and Functions in Ancient and Other Cultures
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978-0-520-02389-5
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June 1973, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Anthropology; Folklore & Mythology
June 1973, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Anthropology; Folklore & Mythology
"[Kirk's] great contribution is to bring together all the influential schools for a clear hard look and to open sensible lines for needed research into this elusive field. . . . His main point: no universal theory can explain all types of myth. . . . A most valuable and important book."—Classical World
Preface
Abbreviations
I. Myth, Ritual and Folktale
II. Lévi-Strauss and the Structural Approach
III. The Nature of Myths in Ancient Mesopotamia
IV. Nature and Culture: Gilgamesh, Centaurs, and Cyclopes
V. The Qualities of Greek Myths
VI. Tales, Dreams, Symbols: Towards a Fuller Understanding of Myths
Index
Abbreviations
I. Myth, Ritual and Folktale
II. Lévi-Strauss and the Structural Approach
III. The Nature of Myths in Ancient Mesopotamia
IV. Nature and Culture: Gilgamesh, Centaurs, and Cyclopes
V. The Qualities of Greek Myths
VI. Tales, Dreams, Symbols: Towards a Fuller Understanding of Myths
Index