By Eric Csapo
- Both a heritage of theories of delusion and a realistic ‘how-to’ consultant to reading myth.
- Introduces the key theories of delusion from the 19th century to the current day.
- Covers comparative techniques, psychoanalysis, ritual theories of fable, structuralism, and ideological analysis.
- Supplies readers with the theoretical instruments for imitating each one method.
- Features targeted exemplary readings of wide-spread myths.
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