The Myth Of The Other
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The Myth Of The Other
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Author : Franco Rella
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Myth Of The Other written by Franco Rella and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Philosophy categories.
Rella came of age as a philosopher in Italy during the period of the "crisis of reason" or more generally the exhaustion of classical rationality in its authority to structure experience. For Rella, unlike many others, the tensions of the crisis are productive. In The Myth of the Other, he presents a unique perspective on four seminal French thinkers: Lacan, Foucault, Deleuze, and Bataille. Moe's masterful translation brings this remarkable Italian thinker to American readers for the first time. This slim book mayvery well change the way American scholars think about the crisis of the other and the self coming our of French poststructuralism.
Other Peoples Myths
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Author : Wendy Doniger
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1995-11
Other Peoples Myths written by Wendy Doniger and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-11 with Performing Arts categories.
Other People's Myths celebrates the universal art of storytelling, and the rich diversity of stories that people live by. Drawing on Biblical parables, Greek myths, Hindu epics, and the modern mythologies of Woody Allen and soap operas, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty encourages us to feel anew the force of myth and tradition in our lives, and in the lives of other cultures. She shows how the stories of mythology—whether of Greek gods, Chinese sages, or Polish rabbis—enable all cultures to define themselves. She raises critical questions about the way we interpret mythical stories, especially the way different cultures make use of central texts and traditions. And she offers a sophisticated way of looking at the roles myths play in all cultures.
Myth
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Author : G. S. Kirk
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
Myth written by G. S. Kirk and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with History categories.
This book attempts to come to grips with a set of widely ranging but connected problems concerning myths: their relation to folktales on the one hand, to rituals on the other; the validity and scope of the structuralist theory of myth; the range of possible mythical functions; the effects of developed social institutions and literacy; the character and meaning of ancient Near-Eastern myths and their influence on Greece; the special forms taken by Greek myths and their involvement with rational modes of thought; the status of myths as expressions of the unconscious, as allied with dreams, as universal symbols, or as accidents of primarily narrative aims. Almost none of these problems has been convincingly handled, even in a provisional way, up to the present, and this failure has vitiated not only such few general discussions as exist of the nature, meanings and functions of myths but also, in many cases, the detailed assessment of individual myths of different cultures. The need for a coherent treatment of these and related problems, and one that is not concerned simply to propagate a particular universalistic theory, seems undeniable. How far the present book will satisfactorily fill such a need remains to be seen. At least it makes a beginning, even if in doing so it risks the criticism of being neither fish nor fowl. Sociologists and folklorists may find it, from their specialized viewpoints, a little simplistic in places; and a few classical colleagues will not forgive me for straying far beyond Greek myths, even though these can hardly be understood in isolation or solely in the light of studies in cult and ritual. Others may find it less easy than anthropologists, sociologists, historians of thought or students of French and English literature to accept the relevance of Levi-Strauss to some of these matters; but his theory contains the one important new idea in this field since Freud, it is complicated and largely untested, and it demands careful attention from anyone attempting a broad understanding of the subject. The beliefs of Freud and Jung, on the other hand, are a more familiar element in the situation and have given rise to an enormous secondary literature, much of it arbitrary and some of it absurd. The author has tried to isolate the crucial ideas and subject them to a pointed, if too brief, critique; so too with those of Ernst Cassirer.
The Myth Of Sisyphus And Other Essays
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Author : Albert Camus
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-10-31
The Myth Of Sisyphus And Other Essays written by Albert Camus and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with Literary Collections categories.
One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.
Myth
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Author : Robert Alan Segal
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
Myth written by Robert Alan Segal and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Myth categories.
Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean? In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to understand the study of myth. These approaches hail from disciplines as varied as anthropology, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, philosophy, science, and religious studies. Including ideas from theorists as varied as Sigmund Freud, Claude Levi-Strauss, Albert Camus, and Roland Barthes, Segal uses the famous ancient myth of Adonis to analyse their individual approaches and theories. In this new edition, he not only considers the future study of myth, but also considers the interactions of myth theory with cognitive science, the implications of the myth of Gaia, and the differences between story-telling and myth. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The Life Giving Myth
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Author : A. M. Hocart
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
The Life Giving Myth written by A. M. Hocart and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.
Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished work by A.M. Hocart the book examines such issues as: Why a queen should not have been married before; why a guest is sacred; why people are believed to have been turned into stone; how money originated. These issues are considered as part of a socio-religious complex embraced in many parts of the world, both East and West. (There are chapters on the UK, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Fiji, Egypt, and Ancient Greece).
The Myth Of More
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Author : Joseph R. Novello
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 2001
The Myth Of More written by Joseph R. Novello and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Medical categories.
Joseph Novello's new book has a simple but powerful message: People constantly chase after happiness, but in confusing happiness with pleasure, they set themselves up for continual frustration and failure. Pleasure is a short-term high that comes from without, while happiness is an abiding serenity that comes from within. Happiness lies in accepting who we are right now and what we have right now. A major obstacle to happiness is one's "lifetraps", patterns of behavior that helped us cope in childhood but which now cause us to be dysfunctional as adults. What began as habits end up as core components of our personality. But even after overcoming these lifetraps, Novello discovered, people still need to go further to find happiness; they need to discover the spirituality within life and within themselves.
The Myth Of Wu Tao Tzu
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Author : Sven Lindqvist
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2012-08-02
The Myth Of Wu Tao Tzu written by Sven Lindqvist and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'During the Tang dynasty, the Chinese artist Wu Tao-tzu was one day standing looking at a mural he had just completed. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and the temple gate opened. He went into his work and the gates closed behind him.' Thus begins Sven Lindqvist's profound meditation on art and its relationship with life, first published in 1967, and a classic in his home country - it has never been out of print. As a young man, Sven Lindqvist was fascinated by the myth of Wu Tao-tzu, and by the possibility of entering a work of art and making it a way of life. He was drawn to artists and writers who shared this vision, especially Hermann Hesse, in his novel Glass Bead Game. Partly inspired by Hesse's work, Lindqvist lived in China for two years, learning classical calligraphy from a master teacher. There he was drawn deeper into the idea of a life of artistic perfectionism and retreat from the world. But when he left China for India and then Afghanistan, and saw the grotesque effects of poverty and extreme inequality, Lindqvist suffered a crisis of confidence and started to question his ideas about complete immersion in art at the expense of a proper engagement with life. The Myth of Wu Tao-tzu takes us on a fascinating journey through a young man's moral awakening and his grappling with profound questions of aesthetics. It contains the bracing moral anger, and poetic, intensely atmospheric travel writing Lindqvist's readers have come to love.
The Myth Of The Birth Of The Hero And Other Writings
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Author : Otto Rank
language : en
Publisher: New York : Vintage Books
Release Date : 1959
The Myth Of The Birth Of The Hero And Other Writings written by Otto Rank and has been published by New York : Vintage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Heroes categories.
The Other Side Of The Myth
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Author : Nancy Loewen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-07-01
The Other Side Of The Myth written by Nancy Loewen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with categories.
Was Medusa bullied for being beautiful? Was Polyphemus the Cyclops really a softie at heart? "Misunderstood" characters from classic Greek mythology come clean with their sides of the stories, prompting critical thinking discussions about perspective. Make sure your readers get the full scoop!