Introduction to mythology vs Les structures anthropologiques de l'imaginaire: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Introduction to mythology Introduction to mythology Lewis Spence · 1921 ★★★★☆ 3.5 334 pages · ≈ 6 h 11 m · Challenging

What mythology is and how it has been explained - the solar theory, the ghost theory, the ritual theory - set out by a working folklorist for readers who wanted the arguments before the stories.

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Cover of Les structures anthropologiques de l'imaginaire Les structures anthropologiques de l'imaginaire Gilbert Durand · 1960 ★★★★☆ 3.8 536 pages · ≈ 9 h 56 m · Moderate

Ce volume rassemble quatorze articles de Gilbert Durand publiés de 1953 à 1996, inédits en France ou devenus introuvables. Hommage à l'auteur, il se veut aussi un véritable outil théorique, méthodologique et…

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Citations — 829
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