Can We Master Myth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6117604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Serge Duni, Serge Dunis (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-207 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reviews in Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-8157 • E-ISSN: 1556-3014 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00938150701344699 |
| OpenAlex | W2009439474 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Four recent books on myth, like myth itself, range well beyond anthropology. One is a précis that defines myth as both ubiquitous and ultimately insoluble, regardless of one's disciplinary tools. It uses a single myth, that of Adonis, to show how interpretation can swing wildly from theory to theory. Giving us vertigo atop its intricate scaffolding of technical devices, a second book wrangles with creation myths as it ascends to a stellar interpretation of the biblical flood. The third and fourth books, with Job-like patience, take it upon themselves to thoroughly address all the points lightly aired in the first book
Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Mythology · Sociology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |