Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Myth Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Myth
Theorists of Myth

Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Myth

Volume III

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Beschreibung des Verlags

Much of the theorizing about myth in philosophy and religious studies grows out of efforts to understand the classics and the Bible. In the case of the classics, the presence of myth has been taken for granted, and conclusions reached about Greek and Roman mythology have spurred generalizations about myth. In the case of the Bible, however, the existence of myth has been contested. In fact, Judaism and Christianity are regularly praised for their nonmythic outlook. Conclusions reached about the presence or absence of myth in either the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament have led to generalizations about myth per se. Many of the essays in this volume apply theories of myth to classical, biblical, and ancient Near Eastern cases, but in so doing they draw conclusions about the nature of myth itself. Those essays that criticize past applications make generalizations as weIl.

By no means has aIl theorizing about myth from philosophy and religious studies centered on the ancient world, and this volume contains selections from theories in both disciplines that stern from reflections on the nature of science, language, knowledge, and reality.

GENRE
Religion und Spiritualität
ERSCHIENEN
2014
16. Juli
SPRACHE
EN
Englisch
UMFANG
426
Seiten
VERLAG
Taylor & Francis
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