Myth and Mind

By Harvey Birenbaum

Book Overview

Presents a study of mythology based on the analysis of nonlinear form, the self's confrontation with its world, and the nature of mythic truth. Drawing on texts world-wide and on many theorists, including Cassirer, Eliade, Jung, Levi-Strauss, and Buber, the book develops a complex view of the relation between consciousness and culture. A conception of nonlinear, or 'qualitative, ' logic provides the basis for a survey of mythic space, time, cause, identity, and values, with an emphasis on the experience of wonder through mythic imagery and narrative processes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819167576
• ISBN13: 9780819167576
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"