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Author : Jaime L. An Lim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Modern Mythmakers and Ancient Wisdom written by Jaime L. An Lim and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Warner Mathisen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996059084
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Myth and Trauma written by David Warner Mathisen and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the ancient wisdom of the world's myths as it applies to one of the most common and most serious problems in the modern world: the separation from who we are. Unresolved psychological trauma can lead to anxiety, depression, addiction, self-sabotage, and even serious physical illness. Forward-thinking doctors, psychologists and healers have in recent decades gained greater understanding of the central role that trauma can play in our lives, and how it can impact our lives without our even realizing what is going on. Many leading doctors in this field describe the effect of trauma as causing us to separate from ourselves -- to suppress important aspects of who we are, even to suppress our essential or authentic self. Although the use of the term trauma in a psychological sense is relatively new, the world's ancient myths can be shown to be dealing with this very subject: note for instance the amazing prevalence of twins in ancient myths from around the world. These twinned pairs do not actually represent two different individuals: they are actually about the very split that takes place when we separate from our own essential self, from whom we can become alienated and whose existence we often bury and suppress, often without even realizing that we are doing so. When we realize that these stories can be conclusively shown to be metaphor, we can begin to see that they are not about ancient figures and events external to ourselves: they are in fact about us. And one of the central truths they want to convey has to do with the effects of trauma, the ways it can separate us from who we are, and most importantly that path towards recovering our lost and suppressed essential self. Myth and Trauma explores the evidence which shows that the world's ancient myths are built on a foundation of celestial metaphor in which characters and events correspond to specific constellations and heavenly cycles, a system which actually underlies the ancient myths of cultures around the globe, on every inhabited continent and island -- and a system which appears to have been designed to impart profound truths we need in our own lives, even in this present day, right where we are.
Author : Luc Ferry
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062215469
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Myths written by Luc Ferry and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A marvelously wise and expansive book. . . . Ferry writes with warmth, wit, and energy; one could call his prose conversational, but it’s rare to have a conversation quite this wonderful.” — Boston Globe A fascinating journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaning Heroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as relevant to our lives today as ever before. No mere legends or clichés ("Herculean task," "Pandora's box," "Achilles heel," etc.), these classic stories offer profound and manifold lessons, providing the first sustained attempt to answer fundamental human questions concerning "the good life," the burden of mortality, and how to find one's place in the world. Vividly retelling the great tales of mythology and illuminating fresh new ways of understanding them, The Wisdom of the Myths will enlighten readers of all ages.
Author : Terry Marks-Tarlow
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004448438
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Mythic Imagination Today written by Terry Marks-Tarlow and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mythic Imagination Today is an illustrated guide to the interpenetration of mythology and science throughout the ages. This monograph brings alive our collective need for story as a guide to the rules, roles, and relationships of everyday life.
Author : Gerald A. Larue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780913111246
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Ancient Myth and Modern Life written by Gerald A. Larue and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Phil Cousineau
Publisher : Conari Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Once and Future Myths written by Phil Cousineau and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longtime student and colleague of Joseph Campbell attests to the timelessness of myth as he explores classic and modern-day versions including travel, mentors, cities, baseball, and vampires. Photos & illustrations.
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9781452178912
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (789 download)
Download or read book Mythos written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well as learned notes from the author. • Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive wit, voice, and writing style • Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome • Retellings brim with humor and emotion and offer rich cultural context Celebrating the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, Mythos breathes life into ancient tales—from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire. This gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with the brilliant storyteller Stephen Fry as your guide. • A collectible volume complete with a textured case, a foil-stamped jacket, and full-color art throughout • The perfect gift for Greek mythology and history buffs, lovers of ancient Greece, art aficionados, and devoted fans of Stephen Fry • Add it to the shelf with books like Circe by Madeline Miller, Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, and Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
Author : Gerald A. Larue
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ancient Myth and Modern Man written by Gerald A. Larue and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1975 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Craven
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004246797
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Jonathan Swift and the Millennium of Madness written by Kenneth Craven and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative new view of intellectual history probes the scientific millenarian myth directing twentieth-century learning. Craven's interdisciplinary findings reveal Swift's dismembering of the consolidated legacy of Paracelsus, Bacon, Milton, Newton, Locke, Toland, and Shaftesbury.
Author : Alexander Eliot
Publisher : Plume
ISBN 13 : 9780452011267
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Timeless Myths written by Alexander Eliot and published by Plume. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oprheus and Eurydice. David and Goliath. Beowulf. What makes certain myths timeless for us? The second volume in Eliot's landmark Mythosphere Trilogy considers myth from three points of view: the magical, the artistic, and the ethical. Primarily drawn from classic Greek, Celtic, and Far Eastern sources, these stories illuminate the roles which myths play in our cultures and in our psyche.
Author : David Warner Mathisen
Publisher : Beowulf Books
ISBN 13 : 9780996059060
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Ancient Myths, Ancient Wisdom: Recovering Humanity's Forgotten Inheritance Through Celestial Mythology written by David Warner Mathisen and published by Beowulf Books. This book was released on 2017-12-09 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of ninety-six essays from the first one thousand posts of the Mathisen Corollary blog, exploring the evidence that the world's ancient myths, scriptures and sacred stories are all built upon a common foundation of celestial metaphor -- and the startling implications of that conclusion for our lives and our understanding of everything.
Author : Richard Buxton
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500518807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Greek Myths that Shape the Way We Think written by Richard Buxton and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh and revealing look at the stories at the heart of Greek mythology, exploring their cultural impact throughout history up to the present day. How do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eight iconic Greek myths hold in the modern world. Buxton traces these stories and archetypes from their ancient forms through their transformations over time in literature, art, cinema, psychology, and politics. Over their long lives, Greek myths have expressed a myriad of meanings: from aesthetic refinement to erotic fantasy to political power. Greek myths are an integral part of a broader cultural history, their changes in meaning signifying major shifts in art and society; myths that strike a resonant cultural chord in one period may fall out of fashion the next. This erudite yet accessible exploration examines how the world’s most influential myths have survived to the present, and how they have shaped our ideas on everything from family and society to sexuality and culture. As Buxton explains, each of the eight featured myths is fundamental to the way we think about ourselves and the world. The figure of Prometheus has inspired science fiction icons from Mary Shelley to Ridley Scott. The tragedy of Medea has had a profound impact on theater, feminism, and even criminology. Oedipus’s influence stretches far beyond Freud. The rich visual tradition inspired by Greek myths—from pottery to paintings to popular culture —illustrates this wide-ranging, sometimes surprising study, making this book a beautiful object to own as well as a thought-provoking read.
Author : Suzanne Bray
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443814946
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Re-Embroidering the Robe written by Suzanne Bray and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious faith, myths and legends have always been present in literature. However, their role has changed over time. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, with the diminishing role of religion in European society, writers with some kind of belief system, whether religious or political, have tended to use myth in two different ways. They have either retold the old, familiar myths of the past so that they carry fresh messages relevant to a contemporary audience or created their own, new myths as modern vehicles of traditional truths. Many writers have combined the two techniques. Such is the transforming artistry which the eighteen essays in Re-Embroidering the Robe examine: the remaking or new-minting of myth, in literature from 1850 to the present day, so that what it embodies and expresses speaks powerfully to the modern reader. In widely differing ways, therefore, all of the texts analysed here compel attention.
Author : Jennifer Simkins
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476627258
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Science Fiction Mythmakers written by Jennifer Simkins and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary genre that pervades 21st-century popular culture, science fiction creates mythologies that make statements about humanity’s place in the universe and embody an intersection of science, religion and philosophy. This book considers the significance of this confluence through an examination of myths in the writings of H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick and Frank Herbert. Presenting fresh insights into their works, the author brings to light the tendency of science fiction narratives to reaffirm spiritual myths.
Author : Arlene W. Saxonhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Athenian Democracy written by Arlene W. Saxonhouse and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering fresh and provocative explorations of the ancient theorists, this book aims to clarify and stimulate discussion of the role Athenian democracy can play in the understanding of democratic institutions.
Author : Joseph Mary Plunkett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Irish Review written by Joseph Mary Plunkett and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Sanghaya written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
