The Bloomsbury Reader in the Study of Myth

What is myth? Why do myths exist? What do myths do? Where are myths going?

This reader is organized into 4 parts which explore these questions. Drawing on over 10 years of experience teaching myth in religious studies and anthropology departments in the UK, USA and Continental Europe the editors have brought together key works in the theory of myth. Key features include:

- a general introduction to the reader that outlines a comparative and interpretative framework
- an introduction cont...