| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 181 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8
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Religions and beliefs series ; no. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients. The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider culture and individual experience. |
| Contents |
PREFACE; 1 THE MEANING OF MYTH; 2 A SCIENCE MYTH; 3 A SPORTS MYTH; 4 A CONSUMER MYTH; 5 A VALUES MYTH; 6 AN ECOLOGY MYTH; 7 A SEX MYTH; 8 A SOCIETY MYTH; 9 A RELIGION MYTH; 10 MEANINGFUL MYTH; BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Myth.
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Myth. |
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Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.
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Civilization, Modern. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Grant, Colin. Myths we live by. Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, ©1998 (DLC) 98900333 |
| ISBN |
9780776616605 (electronic book) |
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0776616609 (electronic book) |
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0776604449 |
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9780776604442 |
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