The rise of modern mythology, 1680-1860
The Rise of Modern Mythology is a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism; more than any book I know, it exposes the roots of the Western appropriation of non-Western mythologies, from Lawrence of Arabia and Omar Khayyam to Tibetan Bud...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[1972]
Bloomington : Indiana University Press [©1972] Bloomington, [1972] Bloomington, [1972] Bloomington ; London : [1972] |
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| Summary: | The Rise of Modern Mythology is a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism; more than any book I know, it exposes the roots of the Western appropriation of non-Western mythologies, from Lawrence of Arabia and Omar Khayyam to Tibetan Buddhism in Hollywood and Krishna Consciousness in airports |
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| Item Description: | Selections printed in double columns This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC "Foreword" by Mircae Eliade (p. xiii-xvi) |
| Physical Description: | xxvii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 564 pages : illustration ; 24 cm xxvii, 564 p front. 24 cm. xxvii, 564 pages : frontispiece ; 24 cm xxvii,564 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 528-554 Bibliography: pages 528-554 Includes bibliographical references (pages 528-554) and index |
| ISBN: | 0253201888 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0253350123 9780253350121 |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London United States -- Indiana -- Bloomington |