The Absence of Myth

The Absence of MythDespite contemporary attempts to revive myth, this book argues that we are living in a world without myth and looks at what this means for humankind. In this provocative work, Sophia Heller challenges the assumption that we cannot be without myth, that myth is necessary to vital, soulful living. Indeed, Heller argues, we have been living in a world without myth for a long time. The Absence of Myth examines the loss of a religious mode of being in the

Wang Tai-yü and Liu Chih

The women must fight to regain their financial footing

Barickman have joined together again to update and revise their classic sexual harassment resource guide

and public health risks have led to the exploration of biological control agents (BCAs) as sustainable alternatives

The main periods of sanctuary architecture treated in the volume took shape in the shadow of major historical events of Cyrene

It challenges some of the major categories and practices that have dominated educational theory and practice in the United States and in other countries since the beginning of the twentieth century

He is a legendary character in the Mexican popular imagination of the 1940s and '50s

The factors which make cassava well adapted to coping with climate change are discussed

The Eclogues were inspired by the bucolic idylls of Hellenistic poet Theocritus

they shed light on the ontological commitments Freud introduces in his metapsychology and the implications generated for engaging theoretical

by what we cannot make identical to what we already are

Brings together a breadth of perspectives addressing media materialities and their significance to the study of media