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The Truth of Myth: World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life - Softcover

Thompson, Tok; Gregory Schrempp

 
9780190222802: The Truth of Myth: World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0190222808 ISBN 13: 9780190222802
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2020

Synopsis

The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such questions as: What is the relation of mythology to religion? To science? To popular culture? Did the events recounted in myths actually occur? Why does the term "myth" have so many contradictory definitions and connotations? Offering serious students with an intellectual "toolkit" for launching into this fascinating field, the book is especially useful in conjunction with case studies of individual mythological traditions.

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About the Author

Tok Thompson is Associate Professor of Teaching, Anthropology, and Communications at the University of Southern California.

Gregory Schrempp is Professor of Folklore at Indiana University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0190222808
ISBN 13 
9780190222802
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224