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Lee Yan Fong Library
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Lee Yan Fong Library |
BL723 M68 2007 (Browse shelf) | Available | 00016946 |
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BL624.2 S272 2009 薩提亞冥想 : | BL627 N3612 2016 靜坐 : | BL640 D6 2007 Do religious groups in America experience discrimination? / | BL723 M68 2007 Classical mythology : | BL782 V4712 2014 古希腊人是否相信他們的神話 : | BL795.C58 Z54 2001 諸神的星空 : | BL803 R62 2011 The religious history of the Roman Empire : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-138) and index.
Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- 1: Without bulls there would be no Europe -- 2: Contexts, then and now -- 3: Gods and heroes -- 4: Metamorphoses of mythology -- 5: On the analyst's couch -- 6: Sexual politics of myth -- 7: Mythology, spirituality, and the New Age -- Conclusion -- Timeline -- References -- Further reading -- Index.
From the Publisher: From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires? This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical mythology. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the reader from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from Arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the Bible, and New Age spiritualism.