Social Sciences, Anthropology
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"Does myth have a future?" is the provocative title of the second chapter in a book that compares leading rival theorists of myth, as represented by ten essays appearing from 1987-1998 in sources such as the , , and . In the final chapter, Blumberg argues against both Tylor's rationalist view of myth as primitive science and Campbell's neo-Jungian romantic conception of myth as perennial wisdom about human nature and ultimate reality. Also considers Eliade, Frazer, Freud, Levi-Strauss, and Rank, among others. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 1, 1999
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Pages
216
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781558491915