Myth and history
By: edited by Jean Holm, with John Bowker.
Contributors: Holm, Jean, 1922-; Bowker, John Westerdale.
Series: Themes in religious studies series
Publisher: Pinter; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by St. Martin's Press; Pinter Pub Ltd
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Mythology -- Comparative studies.
Description: Considerable work has been done on the European exploration of myth, first in the Renaissance and then in the nineteenth century. This book covers an area that is new territory by looking at ways in which this work can contribute to an understanding of the primacy of myth in religious life. The authors examine the idea of 'mythistory' - the complex relationship in religions between myth and history - and explore the different ways in which religious storytelling is related to the particular enterprise of storytelling that is called history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.