Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and heroes of classical antiquity were to the ancients.
The myths themselves are in a constant state of flux and transformation. They ebb and flow, both within the context of wider culture and individual experience.
Published in English.
| ISBN: | 9780776604442 |
| Publication date: | 19th May 1998 |
| Author: | Colin Grant |
| Publisher: | University of Ottawa Press an imprint of Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 181 pages |
| Series: | Religion and Beliefs Series |
| Genres: |
Comparative religion |