Flights of Fancy, Leaps of Faith: Children's Myths in Contemporary America

by Cindy Dell Clark

Book Overview

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy--is there still a place for these imaginary creatures in today's skeptical society? More importantly, is it appropriate to encourage children to believe in these myths? In Flights of Fancy, Leaps of Faith, Cindy Dell Clark went straight to children and their parents for the answers. Using their insights, she offers fresh, new interpretations of the cultural and psychological roles these figures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226107787
• ISBN13: 9780226107783
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"