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The Politics of Myth: A Study of C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell

The Politics of Myth: A Study of C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell

Ellwood, Robert

Paperback

Series: SUNY Series, Issues in the Study of Religion

Mythology & FolkloreGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 079144306X
ISBN13: 9780791443064
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Sep 2 1999
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.24 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

Examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell.

The Politics of Myth examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell. All three had intellectual roots in the anti-modern pessimism and romanticism that also helped give rise to European fascism, and all three have been accused of fascist and anti-Semitic sentiments. At the same time, they themselves tended toward individualistic views of the power of myth, believing that the world of ancient myth contained resources that could be of immense help to people baffled by the ambiguities and superficiality of modern life.

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