{"product_id":"9781350082250","title":"Bloomsbury Reader in the Study of Myth","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBloomsbury Reader in the Study of Myth\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJonathan Miles-Watson | Vivian Asimos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is myth? Why do myths exist? What do myths do? Where are myths going?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This reader is organized into 4 parts which explore these questions. Drawing on over 10 years of experience teaching myth in religious studies and anthropology departments in the UK, USA and Continental Europe the editors have brought together key works in the theory of myth. Key features include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - a general introduction to the reader that outlines a comparative and interpretative framework\u003cbr\u003e - an introduction contextualizing each part and sub-section\u003cbr\u003e - an introduction to each reading by the editors\u003cbr\u003e - a companion website that provides discussion questions and further reading suggestions, including primary sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From functionalism to feminism,  nationalism to globalization,  and psychoanalysis to spatial analysis, this reader covers the classic and contemporary theories and approaches needed to understand what myth is, why myths exist, what they do, and what the future holds for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Miles-Watson \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of the Anthropology of Religion at Durham University, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWelsh Mythology: A Neo-structuralist Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and co-editor of both \u003ci\u003eRuptured Landscapes: Landscape and Identity in Times of Social Change \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eTheories of Religion: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eVivian Asimos\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Religion and Theology at Durham University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 August 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350082250\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332610228364,"sku":"9781350082250","price":44.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_62a92f06-833b-43c9-a6af-dcf92dfb211b.jpg?v=1783604416","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350082250","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}