Thinking Through Myths
Author | : Kevin Schilbrack |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134523214 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134523211 |
Rating | : 4/5 (211 Downloads) |
Download or read book Thinking Through Myths written by Kevin Schilbrack and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight outstanding essays, from leading academics, deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins, and potential futures. Thinking Through Myths attempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience.