The Truth of Myth: World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life

by Tok Thompson and Gregory Schrempp

Book Overview

The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such questions as: What is the relation of mythology to religion? To science? To popular culture? Did the events recounted in myths actually occur? Why does the term "myth" have so many contradictory definitions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190222808
• ISBN13: 9780190222802
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"