Download or read book Symbols and Myth Making in Modernity written by Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Symbols and Myth-Making in Modernity' unpacks the deep culture that nourishes human perception of reality through symbols. From ancient mythical creatures and rites through masterpieces of Renaissance to modern art and cinema, the book illustrates how ever-present cross-cultural symbols erupt in popular culture today, and what work they do in transforming the self and society.
Download or read book Symbol and Myth in Modern Literature written by F. Parvin Sharpless and published by Rochelle Park, N.J. : Hayden Book Company. This book was released on 1976 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Myth and the Making of Modernity written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this collection of essays on the literary use of myth in the early twentieth century and its literary and philosophical precedents from romanticism onwards draw on a range of disciplines, from anthropology, comparative literature, and literary criticism, to philosophy and religious studies. The underlying assumption is that modernist myth-making does not retreat from modernity, but projects a mode of being for the future which the past could serve to define. Modernist myth is not an attempted recovery of an archaic form of life so much as a sophisticated self-conscious equivalent. Far from seeking a return to an earlier romantic valorizing of myth, these essays show how the true interest of early twentieth-century myth-making lies in the consciousness, affirmative as well as tragic, of living in a human world which, in so far as it must embody value, can have no ultimate grounding. Although myth may initially appear to be the archaic counterterm to modernity, it is thus also the paradigm on which modernity has repeatedly reconstructed, or come to understand, its own life forms. The very term myth, by combining, in its modern usage, the rival meanings of a grounding narrative and a falsehood, encapsulates a central problem of modernity: how to live, given what we know.
Download or read book Myth and the Making of Modernity written by Michael Bell and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this collection of essays on the literary use of myth in the early twentieth century and its literary and philosophical precedents from romanticism onwards draw on a range of disciplines, from anthropology, comparative literature, and literary criticism, to philosophy and religious studies. The underlying assumption is that modernist myth-making does not retreat from modernity, but projects a mode of being for the future which the past could serve to define. Modernist myth is not an attempted recovery of an archaic form of life so much as a sophisticated self-conscious equivalent. Far from seeking a return to an earlier romantic valorizing of myth, these essays show how the true interest of early twentieth-century myth-making lies in the consciousness, affirmative as well as tragic, of living in a human world which, in so far as it must embody value, can have no ultimate grounding. Although myth may initially appear to be the archaic counterterm to modernity, it is thus also the paradigm on which modernity has repeatedly reconstructed, or come to understand, its own life forms. The very term myth, by combining, in its modern usage, the rival meanings of a grounding narrative and a falsehood, encapsulates a central problem of modernity: how to live, given what we know.
Download or read book The Myth Makers written by Sal Randazzo and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Myth and Symbol written by Ariel Golan and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Images and Symbols written by Mircea Eliade and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
Download or read book Myths and Symbols written by Mircea Eliade and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the period domoninated by the triumphs of scientific rationalism, how do we account for the extraordinary success of such occult movements as astrology or the revival of witchcraft? From his perspective as a historian of religions, the eminent scholar Mircea Eliade shows that such popular trends develop from archaic roots and periodically resurface in certain myths, symbols, and rituals. In six lucid essays collected for this volume, Eliade reveals the profound religious significance that lies at the heart of many contemporary cultural vogues. Since all of the essays except the last were originally delivered as lectures, their introductory character and lively oral style make them particularly accessible to the intelligent nonspecialist. Rather than a popularization, Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions is the fulfillment of Eliade's conviction that the history of religions should be read by the widest possible audience.
Download or read book Myth Symbol and Language written by ʼAnanda and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on myth symbols and their role in the semantic development of languages, with reference to the writings of Swami Vivekananda, 1863-1902, Hindu leader.
Download or read book Myth Symbol and Culture written by Clifford Geertz and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1972 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Dictionary of Symbols written by Jack Tresidder and published by Duncan Baird Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering classical and other mythologies, biblical themes and the world of traditional symbols from cultures worldwide, this is a guide to more than 2000 major themes, figures and symbols that have been most commonly encountered from ancient times to the present day.
Download or read book Myth Symbol and Reality written by Alan M. Olson and published by University of Notre Dame Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ariadne s Clue written by Anthony Stevens and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-22 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbolism is the most powerful and ancient means of communication available to humankind. For centuries people have expressed their preoccupations and concerns through symbolism in the form of myths, stories, religions, and dreams. The meaning of symbols has long been debated among philosophers, antiquarians, theologians, and, more recently, anthropologists and psychologists. In Ariadne's Clue, distinguished analyst and psychiatrist Anthony Stevens explores the nature of symbols and explains how and why we create the symbols we do. The book is divided into two parts: an interpretive section that concerns symbols in general and a "dictionary" that lists hundreds of symbols and explains their origins, their resemblances to other symbols, and the belief systems behind them. In the first section, Stevens takes the ideas of C. G. Jung a stage further, asserting not only that we possess an innate symbol-forming propensity that exists as a creative and integral part of our psychic make-up, but also that the human mind evolved this capacity as a result of selection pressures encountered by our species in the course of its evolutionary history. Stevens argues that symbol formation has an adaptive function: it promotes our grasp on reality and in dreams often corrects deficient modes of psychological functioning. In the second section, Stevens examines symbols under four headings: "The Physical Environment," "Culture and Psyche," "People, Animals, and Plants," and "The Body." Many of the symbols are illustrated in the book's rich variety of woodcuts. From the ancient symbol of the serpent to the archetypal masculine and feminine, from the earth to the stars, from the primordial landscape of the savannah to the mysterious depths of the sea, Stevens traces a host of common symbols back through time to reveal their psychodynamic functioning and looks at their deep-rooted effects on the lives of modern men, women, and children.
Download or read book 1000 Symbols written by Rowena Shepherd and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1000 Symbols traces and reveals the historical and cross-cultural significance of 1000 commonly recognized symbols. Heaven and earth - all the symbols for the world around us: earth, air, fire, and water, as well as times of day or month, and the identities and symbolic role of the planets. Characters and people - all the symbolism attached to specific characters or to people and their attributes. Living creatures - the symbolism of animals, birds, fish, and insects. Mythical beasts - monsters from the myths and legends of all cultures, including hybrids such as the centaur. Flowers, plants, and trees- the symbolism of different species from the oak to the daisy. Objects and Artifacts - manufactured objects of symbolism, from the Buddhist mystic knot to the labyrinth. Abstracts - the key symbolic attributes of numbers, colors, shapes, and letters in a variety of cultures and contexts. Symbols are an international language, but that language is far from universal. Different symbols mean radically different things in different contexts - a cross, a crane, and a swastika each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian, or a student of the occult. 1000 Symbols offers a comprehensive dictionary of symbols placing each one in its historical and cultural context. Beginning with an alphabetical, cross-referenced index, the book is then organized into groupings of related symbols: Geometrical Shapes-circle, square, triangle, pentagram, crescent, and spiral are just a few of the entries. The Universe and the Elements includes all the symbols for the world around us-earth, air, fire, and water, as well as times of day or month, and the planets. Characters and People details the symbolism attached to specific characters or to people and their general attributes. Living Creatures denotes the symbolism of animals, birds, fish, and insects. Flowers, Plants, and Trees highlights the symbolism of growing things, from the oak to the lotus. Mythical Beasts contains beasts from the myths and legends of all cultures, including hybrids such as the centaur. Objects and Artifacts includes made or manufactured objects of symbolism, from knot to labyrinth. Numbers and Colors outlines their symbolic attributes in different cultures and contexts. Whether you are baffled by the relevance of the winged staff held by Mercury in a classical painting or wonder about the number of branches on the Hebrew menorah, this comprehensive directory will give you the information you are looking for, and place the explanation in its historical and cultural context.
Download or read book Myth and Dream Symbols written by Maurice H. Farbridge and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Symbols in Structure and Function written by Charles A. Sarnoff and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Symbols Myths Legends written by Didier Colin and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
