Mythography: The Study of Myths and Rituals

Doty, William G.

ISBN 10: 0817302697 / ISBN 13: 9780817302696

Published by U.S.A.: Univ of Alabama Pr (Tx), 1986

About this Item

Important contribution to the study of Myths and Rituals, incorporating a Jungian perspective. 325 pages. This body of this body is in poor condition due to water damage on the bottom of all pages, causing rippling. READING COPY ONLY.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mythography: The Study of Myths and Rituals
• Publisher: U.S.A.: Univ of Alabama Pr (Tx)
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817302697
• ISBN 13: 9780817302696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Poor
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mythology/Spirituality

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Synopsis

William Doty's popular text has been hailed as the most comprehensive work of its kind. Extensively rewritten and completely restructured, the new edition provides further depth and perspective and is even more accessible to students of myth. It includes expanded coverage of postmodern and poststructuralist perspectives, the Gernet Center, mythic iconography, neo-Jungian approaches, and cultural studies, and it summarizes what is new in the study of Greek myth, iconography, French classical scholarship, and ritual studies. It also features a comprehensive index of names and topics, a glossary, an up-to-date annotated bibliography, and a guide to myth on the Internet. Presenting all major myth theorists from antiquity to the present, Mythography is an encyclopedic work that offers a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of myth. By reflecting the dramatic increase in interest in myth among both scholars and general readers since publication of the first edition, it remains a key study of modern approaches to myth and an essential guide to the wealth of mythographic research available today.