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Sex in the World of Myth
Buch von David Leeming
Sprache: Englisch

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In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our daily lives. Casting myths as our cultural dreams, Leeming shows that sex is pervasive in all mythologies because it has obsessed and confused us like nothing else. He reveals how sexual myths, like all myths, can have many purposes. The reproductive acts of the ancient Greek goddess Gaia, for instance, may reflect a pre-Olympian matriarchal social system, while tales of the unbridled sexual deeds of the Polynesian Maui, and many others, speak to a natural fascination with the power and mystery of sexual drives. Both a survey of the sex lives of the world's mythological figures and their deep meaning, Sex in the World of Myth demonstrates that even when such myths are meant to elicit laughter or titillation, the participation in them of sacred heroes and deities means they are in some sense religious--tales offering us partial answers to the nature of existence in general, and of human sexuality in particular.
In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our daily lives. Casting myths as our cultural dreams, Leeming shows that sex is pervasive in all mythologies because it has obsessed and confused us like nothing else. He reveals how sexual myths, like all myths, can have many purposes. The reproductive acts of the ancient Greek goddess Gaia, for instance, may reflect a pre-Olympian matriarchal social system, while tales of the unbridled sexual deeds of the Polynesian Maui, and many others, speak to a natural fascination with the power and mystery of sexual drives. Both a survey of the sex lives of the world's mythological figures and their deep meaning, Sex in the World of Myth demonstrates that even when such myths are meant to elicit laughter or titillation, the participation in them of sacred heroes and deities means they are in some sense religious--tales offering us partial answers to the nature of existence in general, and of human sexuality in particular.
Über den Autor
David Leeming is professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Connecticut. He is coauthor of Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain and the author of numerous books on mythology, including The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, Medusa: In the Mirror of Time, and The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother, the latter two also published by Reaktion Books. He lives in Stonington, Connecticut.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781780239774
ISBN-10: 1780239777
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Leeming, David
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Maße: 220 x 146 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Leeming
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2018
Gewicht: 0,57 kg
Artikel-ID: 111671450
Über den Autor
David Leeming is professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Connecticut. He is coauthor of Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain and the author of numerous books on mythology, including The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, Medusa: In the Mirror of Time, and The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother, the latter two also published by Reaktion Books. He lives in Stonington, Connecticut.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781780239774
ISBN-10: 1780239777
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Leeming, David
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Maße: 220 x 146 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Leeming
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2018
Gewicht: 0,57 kg
Artikel-ID: 111671450
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