Myths we live by /
Grant, Colin, 1942-
Myths we live by / Colin Grant. - Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) - Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8 . - Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8. .
Includes bibliographical references.
PREFACE; 1 THE MEANING OF MYTH; 2 A SCIENCE MYTH; 3 A SPORTS MYTH; 4 A CONSUMER MYTH; 5 A VALUES MYTH; 6 AN ECOLOGY MYTH; 7 A SEX MYTH; 8 A SOCIETY MYTH; 9 A RELIGION MYTH; 10 MEANINGFUL MYTH; BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients. The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider culture and individual experience.
9780776616605 (electronic bk.) 0776616609 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt1cmqxf2 JSTOR
1900-1999
Myth.
Civilization, Modern--20th century.
Mythe.
Civilisation--20e siècle.
myths.
RELIGION--General.
Civilization, Modern.
Myth.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL304 / .G73 1998eb
291.1/3
Myths we live by / Colin Grant. - Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) - Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8 . - Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8. .
Includes bibliographical references.
PREFACE; 1 THE MEANING OF MYTH; 2 A SCIENCE MYTH; 3 A SPORTS MYTH; 4 A CONSUMER MYTH; 5 A VALUES MYTH; 6 AN ECOLOGY MYTH; 7 A SEX MYTH; 8 A SOCIETY MYTH; 9 A RELIGION MYTH; 10 MEANINGFUL MYTH; BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients. The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider culture and individual experience.
9780776616605 (electronic bk.) 0776616609 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt1cmqxf2 JSTOR
1900-1999
Myth.
Civilization, Modern--20th century.
Mythe.
Civilisation--20e siècle.
myths.
RELIGION--General.
Civilization, Modern.
Myth.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL304 / .G73 1998eb
291.1/3