Preface Introduction Definitions and Classifications Examples and Texts Scholarship and Approaches Contexts Bibliography Internet and Other Electronic Resources Glossary Index
Comprehensive introduction to myth as a folklore type and the role of myth throughout world cultures.
WILLIAM G. DOTY is Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. His many books include Myths of Masculinity (1993), Mythography: The Study of Myths and Rituals (1986, 2000), Contemporary New Testament Interpretation (1972), Picturing Cultural Values in Postmodern America (1995), and Mythical Trickster Figures: Contours, Contexts, and Criticisms (1993).
"Doty's thorough, academic introduction to the ongoing relevance
and study of myth in contemporary culture provides useful surveys
of the history of scholarship and criticism of myth, and also
discusses recent applications of myth in modern life, such as the
Big Bang, Gaia as Earth, the cults of Elvis and Madonna, and the
significance of Harry Potter. In clear, elegant prose, Doty conveys
competing arguments about definitions and roles of myth in society,
and admirably delineates crucial similarities and differences
between the approaches of influential myth scholars....[a] useful
and candid summary for students and teachers. Recommended.
Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."-Choice
?Doty's thorough, academic introduction to the ongoing relevance
and study of myth in contemporary culture provides useful surveys
of the history of scholarship and criticism of myth, and also
discusses recent applications of myth in modern life, such as the
Big Bang, Gaia as Earth, the cults of Elvis and Madonna, and the
significance of Harry Potter. In clear, elegant prose, Doty conveys
competing arguments about definitions and roles of myth in society,
and admirably delineates crucial similarities and differences
between the approaches of influential myth scholars....[a] useful
and candid summary for students and teachers. Recommended.
Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.?-Choice
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