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The mythic journey : the meaning of myth as a guide for life

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: (Fireside book)New York Simon and Schuster c2000Edition: Eddison-Sadd edDescription: 288p.; col. ill.; bibliog.; indexContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0684869470
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF175.5.M95 G74 2000
Contents:
Part 1 - In the beginning. 1 Parents and children. 2 Siblings. 3 The family inheritance. Part 2 - Becoming an individual. 1 Leaving home. 2 Fighting for autonomy. 3 The quest for meaning. Part 3 - Love and relationships. 1 Passion and rejection. 2 The eternal triangle. 3 Marriage. Part 4 - Position and power. 1 Finding a vocation. 2 Greed and ambition. 3 Responsibility. Part 5 - Rites of passage. 1 Separation, loss and sufferiing. 2 The spiritual quest. 3 The final journey
Abstract: 'Since the beginning of time, human beings have relied on myths, fairy tales, and fables to explain life's mysteries and to elucidate human nature....Greene and...Sharman-Burke reveal how modern audiences on their own life journeys can find comfort and support in the legends and lore of the past. [The book] explores the psychological themes of many mythical traditions....'
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 284) and index.. Responsibility Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke.

Part 1 - In the beginning. 1 Parents and children. 2 Siblings. 3 The family inheritance. Part 2 - Becoming an individual. 1 Leaving home. 2 Fighting for autonomy. 3 The quest for meaning. Part 3 - Love and relationships. 1 Passion and rejection. 2 The eternal triangle. 3 Marriage. Part 4 - Position and power. 1 Finding a vocation. 2 Greed and ambition. 3 Responsibility. Part 5 - Rites of passage. 1 Separation, loss and sufferiing. 2 The spiritual quest. 3 The final journey

'Since the beginning of time, human beings have relied on myths, fairy tales, and fables to explain life's mysteries and to elucidate human nature....Greene and...Sharman-Burke reveal how modern audiences on their own life journeys can find comfort and support in the legends and lore of the past. [The book] explores the psychological themes of many mythical traditions....'

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