The Politics of Myth

A Study of C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell

Bibliographic Data

ID8093817
AuthorsRobert S Ellwood (corresponding author), Robert Ellwood
Year1999
Publication date1999-08-26
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Politics of Myth (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherState University of New York Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/jj.18254663
OpenAlexW4402943745
Open LibraryOL7802150M
ISBN9781438402024
LanguageEN
Citations received11

"The Politics of Myth examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell. All three had intellectual roots in the anti-modern pessimism and romanticism that also helped give rise to European fascism, and all three have been accused of fascist and anti-Semitic sentiments. At the same time, they themselves tended toward individualistic views of the power of myth, believing that the world of ancient myth contained resources that could be of immense help to people baffled by the ambiguities and superficiality of modern life."--BOOK JACKET. "Robert Ellwood details the life and thought of each mythologist and the intellectual and spiritual worlds within which they worked. He reviews the damaging charges that have been made about their politics, taking them seriously while endeavoring to put them in the context of the individual's entire career and lifetime contribution. Above all, he seeks to extract from their published work the view of the political world that seems most congruent with it."--BOOK JACKET

Art · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies · European Political History Analysis · Law · Political Theology and Sovereignty · 1875-1961 · 1904 · 1904-1987 · 1907 · 1907-1986 · 20th century · Attitudes · Biography & Autobiography · C. G. Jung (1875-1961) · Campbell, Joseph · Campbell, Joseph (Ethnologe) · Comparative Mythology · Comparative Religion · Eliade, Mircea · Et la politique · Folklore & Mythology - Mythology · General · Godsdienstwetenschap · History · History & Theory - General · joseph Campbell (1904-1987) · Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav) · Jung, Carl G · Mircea Eliade · mircea Eliade (1907-1986) · Moderne · Myth · Mythologists · Mythologues · Mythos · Pensée politique et sociale · Philosophy & Religion · Political and social views · Politieke ideeën · Politische Einstellung · Politisches Denken · Practical Politics · Psychology of religion · Religion · Religion: general · Views on politics · Zeithintergrund

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