{"product_id":"myth-analyzed-paperback","title":"Myth Analyzed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert a. Segal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiling and critiquing modern theories and theorists of myth, this book offers an overview of theories around the origin and function of various mythologies and mythological figures, allowing wider theoretical claims to be made about the relationship between societies and their myths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eobert A. Segal\u003c\/strong\u003e is Sixth Century Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He came to the UK from his native United States in 1994. He has taught at Lancaster University, and since 2006 at Aberdeen. He teaches and writes on theories of myth, on theories of religion, and on Gnosticism. Among the books he has written or edited are \u003ci\u003eThe Poimandres as Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eJoseph Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e (revised 1990), \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Jung\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), Jung on Mythology (1998), The Myth and Ritual Theory (1998), \u003ci\u003eTheorizing about Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Ed. 2020), and \u003ci\u003eMyth: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (revised 2015). He is a member of the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eReligion\u003c\/i\u003e and a series editor for Routledge's 'Theorists of Myth' book series. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50451002687725,"sku":"9780367533007","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/myth-analyzed-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}