Title: In quest of the hero
Description: In Quest of the Hero makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's Myth of the Birth of the Hero and the central section of Lord Raglan's The Hero. Amplifying these is Alan Dundes's fascinating contemporary inquiry, "The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus." Examined here are the patterns found in the lore surrounding historical or legendary figures like Gilgamesh, Moses, David, Oedipus, Odysseus, Perseus, Heracles, Aeneas, Romulus, Siegfried, Lohengrin, Arthur, and Buddha.
Subjects: Heroes, Mythology, Religious aspects, Mythological interpretations, Held, Mythological interpretations of Jesus Christ, Mythos, History of doctrines, Criticism, interpretation, Bible
People: Jesus Christ