Mythology: The Voyage of the HeroOxford University Press, 1998 M05 28 - 288 pages What makes something mythic? What do mythic events and narratives have to do with us? In Mythology, David Leeming offers an unusual and effective approach to the subject of mythology by stressing universal themes through myths of many cultures. This anthology collects a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung, and others, which illustrate how myths serve whole societies in our universal search for meaning. Leeming illustrates the various stages or rites of passage of the mythic universal hero, from birth to childhood, through trial and quest, death, descent, rebirth, and ascension. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs," "The Descent to the Underworld," and "Resurrection and Rebirth" strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures, including Jesus and Mohammed, are also included underlining the theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. This edition is updated to include additional heroine myths, as well as Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, and African tales. |
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The Voyage of the Hero David Adams Leeming. MYTHOLOGY THE VOYAGE OF THE HERO THIRD EDITION DAVID ADAMS LEEMING MYTHOLOGY This page intentionally left blank MYTHOLOGY The Voyage of. Front Cover.
The Voyage of the Hero David Adams Leeming. MYTHOLOGY THE VOYAGE OF THE HERO THIRD EDITION DAVID ADAMS LEEMING MYTHOLOGY This page intentionally left blank MYTHOLOGY The Voyage of. Front Cover.
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... Mythology , the voyage of the hero / David Adams Leeming . 3rd ed . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-19-512153-8 . 0-19-511957-6 ( pbk . ) 1. Mythology . 2. Heroes - Mythology . I. Title . BL311.L326 291.1 ...
... Mythology , the voyage of the hero / David Adams Leeming . 3rd ed . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-19-512153-8 . 0-19-511957-6 ( pbk . ) 1. Mythology . 2. Heroes - Mythology . I. Title . BL311.L326 291.1 ...
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... Myth 3 Part 1. THE MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION AND BIRTH AND THE HIDING OF THE CHILD Leda and Helen 13 Aethra and Theseus 13 Maha - Maya and Buddha Chimalman and Quetzalcoatl Dughda and Zoroaster 14 18 19 Siegfried 20 Kunti and Karna 21 ...
... Myth 3 Part 1. THE MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION AND BIRTH AND THE HIDING OF THE CHILD Leda and Helen 13 Aethra and Theseus 13 Maha - Maya and Buddha Chimalman and Quetzalcoatl Dughda and Zoroaster 14 18 19 Siegfried 20 Kunti and Karna 21 ...
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... mythology . The changes made in this edition include the addition of several hero- ine myths , an updating of the bibliography , and the elimination of appen- dices on subjects more fully covered in my The World of Myth ( Oxford ...
... mythology . The changes made in this edition include the addition of several hero- ine myths , an updating of the bibliography , and the elimination of appen- dices on subjects more fully covered in my The World of Myth ( Oxford ...
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... Myths by Robert Graves . Pages 14-18 , 54-55 , 224 : Reprinted by permission of Harvard University Press . From Buddhism ... Myth of the Birth of the Hero and Other Writings by Otto Rank , edited by Philip Freund . Copyright 1932 , 1936 ...
... Myths by Robert Graves . Pages 14-18 , 54-55 , 224 : Reprinted by permission of Harvard University Press . From Buddhism ... Myth of the Birth of the Hero and Other Writings by Otto Rank , edited by Philip Freund . Copyright 1932 , 1936 ...
Contents
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Part 2 CHILDHOOD INITIATION AND DIVINE SIGNS | 41 |
Part 3 PREPARATION MEDITATION WITHDRAWAL AND REFUSAL | 67 |
Part 4 TRIAL AND QUEST | 99 |
Part 5 DEATH AND THE SCAPEGOAT | 155 |
Part 6 THE DESCENT TO THE UNDERWORLD | 183 |
Part 7 RESURRECTION AND REBIRTH | 215 |
Part 8 ASCENSION APOTHEOSIS AND ATONEMENT | 241 |
Selected Bibliography | 259 |
Index | 265 |
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