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The Meaning of Myth in World Cultures (edition 2018)

by Michael Buonanno (Author)

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"Mythology is the basis of society's religion, and religion is an essential key to identity. Mythology creates and sanctions meaning through the elaboration of identity in cultural metaphors that are at once ecological, sociological and ideological. This study examines mythology from a global perspective, citing case studies in cultural traditions from Africa, Europe, Oceania, Native America and elsewhere"--… (more)
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Info:McFarland (2018), 323 pages
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"Mythology is the basis of society's religion, and religion is an essential key to identity. Mythology creates and sanctions meaning through the elaboration of identity in cultural metaphors that are at once ecological, sociological and ideological. This study examines mythology from a global perspective, citing case studies in cultural traditions from Africa, Europe, Oceania, Native America and elsewhere"--
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201.3Religions › Religion › Religious mythology, general classes of religion, interreligious relations and attitudes, social theology › Mythology and mythological foundations

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BL304.B86Philosophy, Psychology and Religion › Religions. Mythology. Rationalism › Religions. Mythology. Rationalism › The myth. Comparative mythology

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