Myth : key concepts in religion / Robert Ellwood.
| Author/creator | Ellwood, Robert S., 1933- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008. |
| Description | v, 176 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Key concepts in |
| Contents | The other within : encountering myth -- The elf-king's cave : types of myth -- The view from outside : theories of myth -- Singing the world : myths of creation -- The hero's journey : the warrior -- The hero's journey : the savior -- The end of days and the life everlasting : eschatological myths -- Shadowside : myths of evil, the trickster, and the flood -- Our people : nationalistic myths -- The wizard's prism : psychology of myth -- The thinkers : notable scholars and philosophers of myth -- Absence and light-sabers : modern myth. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008019920 |
| ISBN | 9781847062345 (HB) |
| ISBN | 1847062342 (HB) |
| ISBN | 9781847062352 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1847062350 (pbk.) |