Introduction to a science of mythology : the myth of the divine child and the mysteries of Eleusis

Translation of Einf�hrung in das Wesen der Mythologie by R.F.C. Hull.

Prolegomena - C. Kerenyi. 1 The primordial child in primordial times - C. Kerenyi. 1 Child-gods. 2 The orphan child. 3 A Vogul god. 4 Kullervo. 5 Narayana. 6 Apollo. 7 Hermes. 8 Zeus. 9 Dionysus. 2 The psychology of the child archetype - C.G. Jung. 1 Introduction. 2 The psychology of the chld archetype. 3 The special phenomenology of the child-archetype. 4 Conclusion. Part 3 - Kore - C. Kerenyi. 1 Anadyomene. 2 The paradox of the mythological idea. 3 Maiden-goddesses. 4 Hecate. 5 Demeter. 6 Persephone. 7 Indonesian Kore figures. 8 The Kore in Eleusis. 9 The Eleusinian paradox. Part 4 The psychological aspects of the Kore - C.G. Jung. 1 Case X. 2 Case Y. 3 Case Z. Epilegomena: The miracle of Eleusis - C. Kerenyi

'This joint work on two central themes in mythology and in the human unconscious by a great psychologist and a great classical scholar originally appeared in German in 1940-41. First published in English in 1949, this "introduction" to mythology as a science has gone through several editions and has become a classic in both its fields.'

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