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... myths seem to occur everywhere and always , the myth critic claims a kind of validity or authority for the one he prefers and therefore for the particular kind of religion associated with that myth : the death and rebirth of Christ MYTH ...
... myths seem to occur everywhere and always , the myth critic claims a kind of validity or authority for the one he prefers and therefore for the particular kind of religion associated with that myth : the death and rebirth of Christ MYTH ...
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... myth criticism can call upon the other datum : resonance . Myths seem to have the power to evoke or resonate our deepest selves . The religions implicit in these myths or rituals must also somehow be in tune with our deepest selves . Myth ...
... myth criticism can call upon the other datum : resonance . Myths seem to have the power to evoke or resonate our deepest selves . The religions implicit in these myths or rituals must also somehow be in tune with our deepest selves . Myth ...
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... myth . Our study of resonance and particularly the sometime lack of it suggest a much simpler explanation of the role of myth . The mere presence of a mythic parallel in itself enables us to re - experience a total unity of self and ...
... myth . Our study of resonance and particularly the sometime lack of it suggest a much simpler explanation of the role of myth . The mere presence of a mythic parallel in itself enables us to re - experience a total unity of self and ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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