Broschiertes Buch

Myth and Method

Beschreibung

Assessing of the state of the study of myth, this text explores the possibilities for charting a methodological middle course that takes into account both the comparative and the contextual issues raised since 1985.

Autor

Laurie L. Patton is Assistant Professor of Early Indian Religions at Emory University. In addition to journal articles on the topics of early Indian religions, comparative mythology, and theory in the study of religion, she is the author of Myth as Argument: The Mrhaddevata as Canonical Commentary. Wendy Doniger is Mircea Eliade Professor of History of Religions at the University of Chicago. She is the author of several books on Indian mythology and the comparative study of mythology, including The Origin of Evil in Hindu Mythology; Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities; and Other Peoples' Myths.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Religion & Culture
• Verlag: University of Virginia Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 650g
• ISBN-13: 9780813916576
• ISBN-10: 0813916577
• Artikelnr.: 21081140