The Myth And Ritual School

Author : Robert Ackerman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
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Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135371197

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The enduring importance of his book The Golden Bough keeps J.G. Frazer's name prominent on the list of the most significant figures in modern religious studies. But by no means was Fraser the sole influence on the Cambridge-based school of thought-- myth-ritualism-- most often associated with him. In this intellectual history of the fellowship of scholars to which Frazer belonged, Robert Ackerman expands our acquaintance with the myth and ritual school to include Jane Harrison, Gilbert Murray, F.M. Cornford, and A.B. Cook, all of whom were instrumental in connecting the lines of thought in myth theory, classics, and anthropology that had begun to converge at the turn of the last century. Ackerman's examination of the chief works of each member of the Cambridge group illuminates their primary interests in Greek myth, ritual, and religion and traces the threads of their arguments through the group's writings on the origins of tragedy, comedy, philosophy, art, and sport. In the book's final chapter Ackerman explores the application of myth-ritualist thought to a variety of post-classical literature.

Author : Robert A. Segal
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0631206809

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The Myth and Ritual Theory by Robert A. Segal Pdf

Drawing from both classic and hard-to-find reading, one of the leading interpreters of theories of myth offers a comprehensive analysis of the myth and ritual theory. The book not only offers a detailed introduction to the theories, but also provides a further introduction to the individual selections. Suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive bibliography are included.

Author : Joseph Eddy Fontenrose
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520019245

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The Ritual Theory of Myth by Joseph Eddy Fontenrose Pdf

Author : Robert Alan Segal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Myth
ISBN : 9780198724704

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Myth by Robert Alan Segal Pdf

Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean? In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to understand the study of myth. These approaches hail from disciplines as varied as anthropology, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, philosophy, science, and religious studies. Including ideas from theorists as varied as Sigmund Freud, Claude Levi-Strauss, Albert Camus, and Roland Barthes, Segal uses the famous ancient myth of Adonis to analyse their individual approaches and theories. In this new edition, he not only considers the future study of myth, but also considers the interactions of myth theory with cognitive science, the implications of the myth of Gaia, and the differences between story-telling and myth. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Kwang-chih CHANG,Kwang-chih Chang
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674029408

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ART MYTH AND RITUAL P by Kwang-chih CHANG,Kwang-chih Chang Pdf

A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx's concept of an "Asiatic" mode of production, Wittfogel's "hydraulic hypothesis," and cultural-materialist theories on the importance of technology, K. C. Chang builds an impressive counterargument, one which ranges widely from recent archaeological discoveries to studies of mythology, ancient Chinese poetry, and the iconography of Shang food vessels.

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781596052055

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Myth, Ritual & Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

First published in 1887, this early work of comparative mythology remains a vital resource to students and devotees of ethnography, history, and world legends. Lang's stunningly comprehensive overview of pre-scientific thinking provide In Volume Two, Lang explores the concept the "the divine" as it has manifested itself around the world, examines the importance of ritual, and delves particularly into the mythologies of ancient Egypt, Greece, Mexico, and India to demonstrate Scottish journalist and author ANDREW LANG (1844-1912), the son of the sheriff-clerk of rural Selkirkshire, was educated at Edinburgh Academy, the Universities of St. Andrews and Glasgow, and Balliol College, Oxford. A contemporary and friend of Robert

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : EAN:4064066398811

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Myth, Ritual and Religion (Vol. 1&2) by Andrew Lang Pdf

"Myth, Ritual and Religion" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by a Scottish author Andrew Lang first published in 1887, in which he explained the "irrational" elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents._x000D_ Volume 1:_x000D_ Systems of Mythology_x000D_ New System Proposed_x000D_ The Mental Condition of Savages – Confusion With Nature – Totemism_x000D_ The Mental Condition of Savages – Magic – Metamorphosis – Metaphysic – Psychology_x000D_ Nature Myths_x000D_ Non-aryan Myths of the Origin of the World and of Man_x000D_ Indo-aryan Myths – Sources of Evidence_x000D_ Indian Myths of the Origin of the World and of Man_x000D_ Greek Myths of the Origin of the World and Man_x000D_ Greek Cosmogonic Myths_x000D_ Savage Divine Myths_x000D_ Volume 2:_x000D_ Gods of the Lowest Races_x000D_ American Divine Myths_x000D_ Mexican Divine Myths_x000D_ The Mythology of Egypt_x000D_ Gods of the Aryans of India_x000D_ Greek Divine Myths:_x000D_ Apollo_x000D_ Artemis_x000D_ Dionysus_x000D_ Athene_x000D_ Hermes_x000D_ Demeter_x000D_ Heroic and Romantic Myths...

Author : Robert Ackerman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135371128

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First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jack Goody
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139493031

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Myth, Ritual and the Oral by Jack Goody Pdf

In Myth, Ritual and the Oral Jack Goody, one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists, returns to the related themes of myth, orality and literacy, subjects that have long been a touchstone in anthropological thinking. Combining classic papers with recent unpublished work, this volume brings together some of the most important essays written on these themes in the past half century, representative of a lifetime of critical engagement and research. In characteristically clear and accessible style, Jack Goody addresses fundamental conceptual schemes underpinning modern anthropology, providing potent critiques of current theoretical trends. Drawing upon his highly influential work on the LoDagaa myth of the Bagre, Goody challenges structuralist and functionalist interpretations of oral 'literature', stressing the issues of variation, imagination and creativity, and the problems of methodology and analysis. These insightful, and at times provocative, essays will stimulate fresh debate and prove invaluable to students and teachers of social anthropology.

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368323127

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

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Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1435304470

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Myth, Ritual, and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Binker North
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Mythology
ISBN : HARVARD:32044054090790

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

Myth, Ritual, and Religion is a classic mythology studies text by Andrew Lang. When this book first appeared (1886), the philological school of interpretation of religion and myth, being then still powerful in England, was criticised and opposed by the author. In Science, as on the Turkish throne of old, "Amurath to Amurath succeeds"; the philological theories of religion and myth have now yielded to anthropological methods. The centre of the anthropological position was the "ghost theory" of Mr. Herbert Spencer, the "Animistic" theory of Mr. E. R. Tylor, according to whom the propitiation of ancestral and other spirits leads to polytheism, and thence to monotheism. In the second edition (1901) of this work the author argued that the belief in a "relatively supreme being," anthropomorphic was as old as, and might be even older, than animistic religion. When this book first appeared (1886), the philological school of interpretation of religion and myth, being then still powerful in England, was criticised and opposed by the author. In Science, as on the Turkish throne of old, "Amurath to Amurath succeeds"; the philological theories of religion and myth have now yielded to anthropological methods. The centre of the anthropological position was the "ghost theory" of Mr. Herbert Spencer, the "Animistic" theory of Mr. E. R. Tylor, according to whom the propitiation of ancestral and other spirits leads to polytheism, and thence to monotheism. In the second edition (1901) of this work the author argued that the belief in a "relatively supreme being," anthropomorphic was as old as, and might be even older, than animistic religion. This theory he exhibited at greater length, and with a larger collection of evidence, in his Making of Religion. Since 1901, a great deal of fresh testimony as to what Mr. Howitt styles the "All Father" in savage and barbaric religions has accrued. As regards this being in Africa, the reader may consult the volumes of the New Series of the Journal of the Anthropological Institute, which are full of African evidence, not, as yet, discussed, to my knowledge, by any writer on the History of Religion. As late as Man, for July, 1906, No. 66, Mr. Parkinson published interesting Yoruba legends about Oleron, the maker and father of men, and Oro, the Master of the Bull Roarer.

Author : Samuel Henry Hooke
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:39000005815357

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Myth, Ritual, and Kingship by Samuel Henry Hooke Pdf

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798604760567

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

This looks at the history of mythology around the world. From the preface: "When this book first appeared (1886), the philological school of interpretation of religion and myth, being then still powerful in England, was criticised and opposed by the author. In Science, as on the Turkish throne of old, "Amurath to Amurath succeeds"; the philological theories of religion and myth have now yielded to anthropological methods. The centre of the anthropological position was the "ghost theory" of Mr. Herbert Spencer, the "Animistic" theory of Mr. E. R. Tylor, according to whom the propitiation of ancestral and other spirits leads to polytheism, and thence to monotheism. In the second edition (1901) of this work the author argued that the belief in a "relatively supreme being," anthropomorphic was as old as, and might be even older, than animistic religion. The word "Religion" may be, and has been, employed in many different senses, and with a perplexing width of significance. No attempt to define the word is likely to be quite satisfactory, but almost any definition may serve the purpose of an argument, if the writer who employs it states his meaning frankly and adheres to it steadily.

Author : Walter Burkert
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0226080854

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Savage Energies by Walter Burkert Pdf

We often think of classical Greek society as a model of rationality and order. Yet as Walter Burkert demonstrates in these influential essays on the history of Greek religion, there were archaic, savage forces surging beneath the outwardly calm face of classical Greece, whose potentially violent and destructive energies, Burkert argues, were harnessed to constructive ends through the interlinked uses of myth and ritual. For example, in a much-cited essay on the Athenian religious festival of the Arrephoria, Burkert uncovers deep connections between this strange nocturnal ritual, in which two virgin girls carried sacred offerings into a cave and later returned with something given to them there, and tribal puberty initiations by linking the festival with the myth of the daughters of Kekrops. Other chapters explore the origins of tragedy in blood sacrifice; the role of myth in the ritual of the new fire on Lemnos; the ties between violence, the Athenian courts, and the annual purification of the divine image; and how failed political propaganda entered the realm of myth at the time of the Persian Wars.