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Myth, Symbol, And Reality

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Do myths and symbols have anything at all to tell us about reality? Or do they simply deserve to be relegated to the realm of fantastic unreality? The essayists in this volume deploy all the critic...
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  • 31 March 1982
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Do myths and symbols have anything at all to tell us about reality? Or do they simply deserve to be relegated to the realm of fantastic unreality? The essayists in this volume deploy all the critical tools available in the task of taking myth and symbol seriously. They are not willing to consign the use of the symbolic to the logician or to relinquish the mythical to the comparative anthropologist as something of historical interest only. Instead, they strive for that difficult position that is guided by criticism but is still open to wonder in the face of what myth and symbol offer in terms of enrichment, meaning, and self-transcendence.
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Price: $30.00
Pages: 202
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press
Series: Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion
Publication Date: 31 March 1982
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780268013493
Format: Paperback
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“This first volume in a new series is a welcome contribution to the study of the interrelationship of myth, symbol, and reality . . . The book reflects an interdisciplinary and ecumenical approach which transcends academic specialization.” —Religious Studies Review



"The book benefits not only from the caliber of its contributors but also from the inclusion of essays on the interpretation of particular myths as well as essays on general theories of myth and realities. Myth, Symbol, and Reality is a useful collection of the major approaches to retrieving symbolic and mythical religious language available today, presented in brief, provocative essays that invite further discussion." –The Journal of Religion



"The reader will find a considerable amount to agree with, much to question and make one think, as well as a great deal to assist in a greater appreciation of the possible renewal of one's understanding of myth. The text is interesting and illuminating precisely because the problem involved is a difficult and challenging one." –Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Alan Olson is co-Editor of the online journal Existenz.