In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series)Princeton University Press, 10. aug 2021 - 272 pages 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. |
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... Mary Magdalene, who stands for the real Mary of his affections, and his ascent to heaven, where he joins his father as a reigning equal: So Jesus has it both ways: he is the dutiful son obeying a distant, powerful father, but he becomes ...
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Circle of Myths | 13 |
The Interpretation of the Myths | 57 |
The Genesis of Myth | 89 |
Myth and Ritual | 109 |
Myth and Ritual Continued | 116 |
The Tale of Troy | 125 |
Myth and the Historic Hero | 165 |
THE HERO PATTERN AND THE LIFE OF JESUS | 179 |
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In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series) Otto Rank,Lord Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan,Alan Dundes No preview available - 1990 |