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Author : Ivan Strenski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012974690
Author : R. Mark Shipp
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9004127151
Author : George S. Williamson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226899459
Since the dawn of Romanticism, artists and intellectuals in Germany have maintained an abiding interest in the gods and myths of antiquity while calling for a new mythology suitable to the modern age. In this study, George S. Williamson examines the factors that gave rise to this distinct and profound longing for myth. In doing so, he demonstrates the entanglement of aesthetic and philosophical ambitions in Germany with some of the major religious conflicts of the nineteenth century. Through readings of key intellectuals ranging from Herder and Schelling to Wagner and Nietzsche, Williamson highlights three crucial factors in the emergence of the German engagement with myth: the tradition of Philhellenist neohumanism, a critique of contemporary aesthetic and public life as dominated by private interests, and a rejection of the Bible by many Protestant scholars as the product of a foreign, "Oriental" culture. According to Williamson, the discourse on myth in Germany remained bound up with problems of Protestant theology and confessional conflict through the nineteenth century and beyond. A compelling adventure in intellectual history, this study uncovers the foundations of Germany's fascination with myth and its enduring cultural legacy.
Author : Daniel Dubuisson,Martha Cunningham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317491606
Myths have intrigued scholars throughout history. 'Twentieth Century Mythologies' traces the study of myth over the last century, presenting the key theories of mythology and critiquing traditional definitions of myth. The volume presents the work of influential scholars in mythology: the noted Indo-Europeanist Georges Dumezil, the structuralist anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, and the historian of religions Mircea Eliade. 'Twentieth Century Mythologies' is an indispensable resource for scholars of religion and myth and for all those interested in the history of ideas.
Author : Douglas Allen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0415939399
This is an interesting study with a great deal of information on Eliade's main themes and a detailed account of his understanding of myth.
Author : Ivan Strenski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:39000005597823
Author : Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi R. Warne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110211702
Internationally recognized scholars from many parts of the world provide a critical survey of recent developments and achievements in the global field of religious studies. The work follows in the footsteps of two former publications: Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Jacques Waardenburg (1973), and Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Frank Whaling (1984/85). New Approaches to the Study of Religion completes the survey of the comparative study of religion in the twentieth century by focussing on the past two decades. Many of the chapters, however, are also pathbreaking and point the way to future approaches.
Author : Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 311017698X
Internationally recognized scholars from many parts of the world provide a critical survey of recent developments and achievements in the global field of religious studies. The work follows in the footsteps of two former publications: Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Jacques Waardenburg (1973), and Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Frank Whaling (1984/85). New Approaches to the Study of Religion completes the survey of the comparative study of religion in the twentieth century by focussing on the past two decades. Many of the chapters, however, are also pathbreaking and point the way to future approaches.
Author : Richard King
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231518246
Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and classical theories as well as non-Western cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, this anthology emphasizes the dynamic relationship between "religion" as an object of study and different methodological approaches and openly addresses the question of the manifold ways in which "religion," "secular," and "culture" are imagined within different disciplinary horizons. This volume is the first textbook which seeks to engage discussion of classical approaches with contemporary cultural and critical theories. Contributors write on the influence of the natural sciences in the study of religion; the role of European Christianity in modeling theories of religion; religious experience and the interface with cognitive science; the structure and function of religious language; the social-scientific study of religion; ritual in religion; the phenomenology of religion; critical theory and religion; embodiment and religion; the impact of colonialism and modernity; theorizing religion in terms of race and ethnicity; links among religion, nationalism, and globalization; the interplay of gender, sex, and religion; and religion and the environment. Each chapter introduces the topic, identifies key theorists and issues, and respects the pluralistic nature of the scholarship in the field. Altogether, this collection scrutinizes the explicit and implicit assumptions theorists make about religion as an object of analysis.
Author : Dexter E. Callender, Jr.
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589839625
!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" html meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type" body An interdisciplinary collection for scholars and students interested in the connections between myth and scripture In this collection scholars suggest that using “myth” creates a framework within which to set biblical writings in both cultural and literary comparative contexts. Reading biblical accounts alongside the religious narratives of other ancient civilizations reveals what is commonplace and shared among them. The fruit of such work widens and enriches our understanding of the nature and character of biblical texts, and the results provide fresh evidence for how biblical writings became “scripture.” Features: Essays that explore how myth sheds light on the emergence of scripture Examples drawn from the Ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Greco-Roman world Articles by experts from a range of disciplines
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047440697
Based on the proceedings of a 2005 conference, this volume re-examines the role of Dutch social and patriotic myths. Using recent methodological approaches, the essays assess how the Dutch perceived their myths and how they were treated by previous historians.
Author : Anthony Anemone
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810126923
Just Assassins examines terrorism as it's manifested in Russian culture past and present, with essays devoted to Russian literature, film, and theater; historical narrative; and even amateur memoir, songs, and poetry posted on the Internet. Along with editor Anthony Anemone's introduction, these essays chart the evolution of modern political terrorism in Russia, from the Decembrist uprising to the horrific school siege in Beslan in 2004, showing how Russia's cultural engagement with its legacy of terrorism speaks to the wider world.
Author : John B. Weaver
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110915617
Past scholarship on the prison-escapes in the Acts of the Apostles has tended to focus on lexical similarities to Euripides' Bacchae, going so far as to argue for direct literary dependence. Moving beyond such explanations, the present study argues that miraculous prison-escape was a central event in a traditional and culturally significant story about the introduction and foundation of cults - a story discernable in the Bacchae and other ancient texts. When the mythic quality and cultural diffusion of the prison-escape narratives are taken into account, the resemblance of Lukan and Dionysian narrative episodes is seen to depend less on specific literary borrowing, and more on shared familiarity with cultural discourses involving the legitimating portrayal of new cults in the ancient world.
Author : Jon R. Stone
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349261260
A collection of essays by distinguished scholars in the academic study of religion, The Craft of Religious Studies represents the variety of research and analytical methods that researchers employ when examining religious phenomena, whether personally or socially expressed. Autobiographical in cast, this collection points to diversity of approaches in the academic study of religion and highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the field. While the ways scholars approach the study of religion in human culture vary, the common ground among them - as seen in these fourteen contributions - remains their quest for understanding more so than the paths toward understanding they have chosen.
Author : Robert W. Brockway
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1993-11-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791497630
Brockway exposes Western mythic thought from Paleolithic times to the present. Myth and mythic thinking did not cease with the rise of science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, but continue to flourish in modern times. The author shows how mythic themes continue to occur in both high culture and popular arts.