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In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series)
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Otto Rank
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By (author) Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan
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By (author) Alan Dundes
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| Series | Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Tribal religions |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691020624
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| Classifications | Dewey:398.352 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 November 1990 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and Lord Raglan's "The Hero". In his introduction to this selection from Rank, Raglan, and others, the author charts the history of theorizing about hero myths and compares the approaches of Rank, Raglan, Dundes, and Campbell.
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