| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SUNY series, issues in the study of religion
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SUNY series, issues in the study of religion.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-201) and index. |
| Summary |
"The Politics of Myth examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C.G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell. All three had intellectual roots in the anti-modern pessimism and romanticism that also helped give rise to European fascism, and all three have been accused of fascist and anti-Semitic sentiments. At the same time, they themselves tended toward individualistic views of the power of myth, believing that the world of ancient myth contained resources that could be of immense help to people baffled by the ambiguities and superficiality of modern life." "Robert Ellwood details the life and thought of each mythologist and the intellectual and spiritual worlds within which they worked. He reviews the damaging charges that have been made about their politics, taking them seriously while endeavoring to put them in the context of the individual's entire career and lifetime contribution. Above all, he seeks to extract from their published work the view of the political world that seems most congruent with it."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
1 Myth, Gnosis, and Modernity 1 -- 2 Carl Gustav Jung and Wotan's Return 37 -- 3 Mircea Eliade and Nostalgia for the Sacred 79 -- 4 Joseph Campbell and the New Quest for the Holy Grail 127 -- 5 Conclusion: The Myth of Myth 171. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Eliade, Mircea, 1907-1986 -- Political and social views.
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Eliade, Mircea, 1907-1986. |
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Political and social views. |
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Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 -- Political and social views.
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Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987. |
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Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961 -- Political and social views.
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Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. |
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Eliade, Mircea, 1907- |
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Campbell, Joseph, 1904- |
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Jung, Carl Gustav, 1875-1961. |
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Mythologists -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century.
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Mythologists. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ellwood, Robert S., 1933- Politics of myth. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1999 0791443051 (DLC) 98054277 (OCoLC)40480022 |
| ISBN |
0585350310 (electronic book) |
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9780585350318 (electronic book) |
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