The Reality of Myth
By John Hilary Martin
Contents
| Preface | v |
| Forward | xi |
| CHAPTER I STORIES OF HIGHER TRUTH |
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| Secular and Religious Myths The History of Myth A Renewal of Interest in Myth Mythic Forms in Major Religions |
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| CHAPTER II THE ORIGIN MYTHS (Preview: [p2p type=”id” value=”245″] ) |
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| The Maidu Account of the Origins of the World The Story in Genesis Arrernte Story of Creation |
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| CHAPTER III MYTH AND DREAMING |
27 |
| Suspension of Normal Judgment Multiple Levels 0f Meaning Abstraction and Intellectual Questioning Similarity of Dynamic and Disagreement of Results |
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| CHAPTER IV
THE WORK OF MYTHS |
35 |
| The Mythic Process Evaluation of Myths Myths and Philosophy Values Latent in Myth Other Concerns of Myth Cycles |
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| CHAPTER V
MYTH AND HISTORY |
47 |
| Myth as an expression of Nature Symbolism Sacred Space and Sacred Time Symbolism in Religions of the Book Escape from the World of Nature Myths both Cosmic and Historical Mythic Aspects of History Progress and Linear Time The Engine of History |
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| CHAPTER VI
MYTH AND RITUAL |
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| Orientation to a Transcendental Power Australian Aboriginal Ritual Ritual is a Form of Communication Four Elements of Ritual Gesture Scene Score Story Line The Unity of Ritual Ritual in Relation to Myth Ritual and Community Bringing the Past into the Present Flight from Rituals |
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| CHAPTER VII
MYTH AND SYMBOLISM |
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| Symbols and Signs The Problem of Grounding Myth in Reality Christian Approaches to Symbolism The Apophatic Way The Likeness of God in Creation The Likeness of God using Scriptures The Character of Cosmic and Historical Symbols Religious Symbolism and Reality The Framework for Religious Language A Different Framework Cosmic Analogy Historical Symbolism Expectations of Religious Symbolism |
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| NOTES
GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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