The Absence Of Myth

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Despite contemporary attempts to revive myth, this book argues that we are living in a world without myth and looks at what this means for humankind.

Author(s): Sophia Heller
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 271
City: Albany, NY

Cover
......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
CHAPTER 1 The Absence of Myth......Page 24
CHAPTER 2 The Personalization of Myth......Page 76
CHAPTER 3 The Lingering of Myth......Page 124
CHAPTER 4 The Negation of Myth......Page 174
Conclusion......Page 224
Notes......Page 236
Bibliography......Page 254
Index......Page 268