Myths And Myth-Makers Old Tales And Superstitions Interpreted By Comparative Mythology
By:John Fiske Published By:Double9 Books
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Myths And Myth-Makers Old Tales And Superstitions Interpreted By Comparative Mythology
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Myths and myth-makers examines the universal patterns and origins of mythological narratives through scholarly analysis of folklore traditions from diverse cultures. The work investigates how legendary tales, often mistaken for historical accounts, actually represent shared human experiences and psychological truths that transcend geographical boundaries. Through comparative methodology, the author demonstrates that similar stories appear across unrelated societies, suggesting common roots in human nature and collective memory rather than factual events. The exploration begins with familiar legends and expands to reveal how these narratives function as explanatory frameworks for natural phenomena and moral understanding. By analyzing recurring motifs and themes, the study shows how myths evolve and adapt while maintaining their essential symbolic meaning. The work emphasizes that these stories serve as windows into the human psyche, reflecting universal concerns about heroism, sacrifice, and the relationship between individuals and their communities. Through careful examination of folklore patterns, the book reveals how mythological thinking shapes cultural identity and provides insight into the fundamental ways humans process experience and meaning across time and place.
John Fiske was an American philosopher and historian. He was highly influenced by Herbert Spencer and incorporated Spencer's evolutionary principles into his own studies on languages, philosophy, religion, and history. John Fiske was born Edmund Fiske Green on March 30, 1842, in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the sole child of Edmund Brewster Green of Smyrna, Delaware, and Mary Fiske Bound of Middletown, Connecticut. His father edited newspapers in Hartford, New York City, and Panama before dying in 1852. His widow married Edwin W. Stoughton of New York in 1855. Edmund Fiske Green took the name of his maternal great-grandfather, John Fiske, when his mother married for the second time. From 1869 to 1871, he was a philosophy professor at Harvard, then a history instructor in 1870, and finally an assistant librarian from 1872 to 1879. Beginning in 1881, he spoke on American history at Washington University in St. Louis on an annual basis, and he became a professor of American history there in 1884, but he continued to live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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