The Meaning of Myth in World Cultures
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Mythology--circulated in sacred stories (myths) and their reenactments (rituals)--is the basis of any society's religion, and religion is an essential key to identity. Mythology's meaning depends on the elaboration of identity in cultural metaphors that are at the same time ecological (arising from a society's environmental exploitation), sociological (based on indigenous social relations) and ideological (couched in terms of a society's worldview)...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786497122
ISBN13:9780786497126
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:323 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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