This book explores the connection between history and mythology by engaging with myths not as allegories or falsehoods, but as representations of historical experience.
This book explores the connection between history and mythology by engaging with myths not as allegories or falsehoods, but as representations of historical experience.
John Karabelas is an independent researcher with interests in the philosophy of history and European cultural and intellectual history. He has published articles on R.G. Collingwood's philosophy ("Fairy Tales and Totemism," 2011; "Rationalism and the Law," 2015), and the philosophy of history of the British idealists (2018).
Inhaltsangabe
Part 1 1. The Enigma of Myth as History: The View from Antiquity 2. The Decadence of Myth: "Priestly Lies", Exaggerated Histories and Allegories 3. The Significance of Method: R.G. Collingwood and Fairy Tales as Myths Part 2 4. Romantic Historiography and Myths 5. Edmund Burke: The Forgotten Historian 6. Conclusion: The Historicity of Myths: Some Thoughts on History and Myth
Part 1 1. The Enigma of Myth as History: The View from Antiquity 2. The Decadence of Myth: "Priestly Lies", Exaggerated Histories and Allegories 3. The Significance of Method: R.G. Collingwood and Fairy Tales as Myths Part 2 4. Romantic Historiography and Myths 5. Edmund Burke: The Forgotten Historian 6. Conclusion: The Historicity of Myths: Some Thoughts on History and Myth
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