18 books like Myth and meaning

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The Structural Study of Myth and Totemism Edmund Ronald Leach · 1967 · 206p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Designed to provoke controversy, the papers in this volume concentrate on two main themes: the study of myth and totemism. Starting with an English translation of La Geste d'Asdiwal, which is widely considered to be the most brilliant of all of Lévi-Strauss's shorter expositions of his technique of myth analysis, the volume also contains criticism of this essay. The second part of the volume… Shares: Structural anthropology, Anthropology, Mythologie, Mythology

Myths and myth-makers John Fiske · 1873 · 251p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The book features 34 fascinating stories of both famous and not-so-well-known mythical entities – Pygmalion, Adonis, Lorelei, Beowulf, Echo Johann Wolfgang. Shares: Addresses, Mythologie, Mythology

Myths to live by Joseph Campbell · 1972 · ★ 4.2 · 281p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Includes material on "the buffalo-gods, Quetzalcoatls, Buddhas, fairy queens and other such figures." Shares: Addresses, Mythology

Les structures anthropologiques de l'imaginaire Gilbert Durand · 1960 · 536p · ≈ 17h · 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 bibliographique. Les articles choisis couvrent des champs divers : littérature et poésie, sociologie et anthropologie, histoire et introduisent très concrètement les concepts-clés de… Shares: Anthropology, Mythologie, Mythology

Anthropology and autobiography Judith Okely · 1992 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Anthropological writings by anthropologists in the field have long been a valuable tool to the profession. But until now, the theoretical implications of its use have not been fully explored. Anthropology and Autobiography provides unique insights into the fieldwork, autobiographical materials and/or textual critiques of anthropologists, many of whose ethnographies are already familiar. It… Shares: Ethnology, Anthropology

Introduction to mythology Lewis Spence · 1921 · 334p · ≈ 11h · 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. Shares: Mythologie, Mythology

The idea of race Ashley Montagu · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Few references to Aborigines, mainly reference; relative articles listed separately. Shares: Ethnology, Addresses

Aku-Aku: El Secreto De LA Isla De Pascua/Aku-Aku Thor Heyerdahl · 1957 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Ancient, Polynesian, Archaeological, Expedition to verify the ancient relationship of the Easter Island Polynesian with the indigenous Peruvian peoples. Shares: Ethnology, Anthropology

Primitive Culture Edward Burnett Tylor · 2010 · 520p · ≈ 17h · Moderate The first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford, Edward B. Tylor, defined the term "culture" for modern readers in this groundbreaking work. Initially published in 1871, this classic two-volume study explores the full range of learned human behavior patterns in terms of the beliefs, wisdom, laws, artistic achievements, and mores that constitute a society. The formation of… Shares: Ethnology, Anthropology, Mythology

Argonauts of the western Pacific Bronisław Malinowski · 1922 · ★ 3.8 · 626p · ≈ 20h · Challenging "Bronislaw Malinowski's pathbreaking Argonauts of the Western Pacific is at once a detailed account of exchange in the Melanesian islands and a manifesto of a modernist anthropology. Malinowski argued that the goal of which the ethnographer should never lose sight is 'to grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.' Through vivid evocations of Kula… Shares: Ethnology, Anthropology

Dictionnaire de la mythologie grecque et romaine Pierre Grimal · 1951 · 579p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Identifies gods, goddesses, naiads, dryads, nymphs, fauns, satyrs, centaurs, and heroes, as well as legendary places, such as Olympus. Shares: Mitologia E Mito, Mythologie, Mythology

Le cru et le cuit Claude Lévi-Strauss · 1964 · ★ 3.0 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Raw and the Cooked (1964) is the first volume from Mythologiques, a structural study of Amerindian mythology written by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. It was originally published in French as .The English translation of the title Le Cru et le Cuit is not incorrect, but it is perhaps incomplete. "Cuit" in French does not necessarily mean "cooked", but is also used to denote "done"… Shares: Structural anthropology, Mythology

A Short History of Myth Karen Armstrong · 2005 · ★ 3.7 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science.… Shares: Mythologie, Mythology

Deutsche Mythologie Kauffmann, Friedrich · 1890 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Deutsche Mythologie (, Teutonic Mythology) is a treatise on Germanic mythology by Jacob Grimm. First published in Germany in 1835, the work is an exhaustive treatment of the subject, tracing the mythology and beliefs of the ancient Germanic peoples from their earliest attestations to their survivals in modern traditions, folktales and popular expressions. Shares: Mythologie, Mythology

Myth and reality Mircea Eliade · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological… Shares: Anthropology, Addresses, Mythology

Primitive culture Edward B. Tylor · 1871 · ★ 3.7 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Edward Burnett Tylor (1832–1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. He was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1896 to 1909, and developed a broad definition of culture which is still used by scholars. First published in 1871, this classic work explains Tylor's idea of cultural evolution… Shares: Ethnology, Mythologie, Mythology

Mutterrecht und Urreligion Johann Jakob Bachofen · 1900 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares: Mitologia E Mito, Mythology

Prolonged echoes Margaret Clunies Ross · 1994 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares: Ethnology, Mythology

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