Author: John FiskePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Myths and Myths-makers
Plato the Myth Maker
Author: Luc BrissonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226075198
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
We think of myth as a fictional story, and Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. But Plato also used muthos to describe the practice of making and telling stories, the oral transmission of all that a community keeps in its collective memory. In the first part of Plato the Myth Maker, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted and not uncritical description of muthos in light of the latter's famous Atlantis story. The second part of the book contrasts this sense of myth, as Plato does, with another form of speech that he believed was far superior: the logos of philosophy. Appearing for the first time in English, Plato the Myth Maker is a solid and important contribution to the history of myth, based on the privileged testimony of one of its most influential critics and supporters.
Man the Myth-maker
Author: Wilfred Thomas JewkesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Myths and Myth-makers
Author: John FiskeMyths and Myth-Makers
Author: John FiskePublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5874363548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Myths and Myth-makers. Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology
Author: John FiskePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385548756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Myth
Author: David Adams LeemingPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195161052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"Whether it is the "American Dream," alien abduction, or belief in virgin birth and resurrection, these "living myths" play a very therapeutic role in the development of a healthy society. In Myth: A Biography of Belief, David Leeming shows that myths are still a fitting way to capture "the soul's high adventure.""--BOOK JACKET.
The Illusions of Entrepreneurship
Author: Scott A. ShanePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300150067
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
There are far more entrepreneurs than most people realize. But the failure rate of new businesses is disappointingly high, and the economic impact of most of them disappointingly low, suggesting that enthusiastic would-be entrepreneurs and their investors all too often operate under a false set of assumptions. This book shows that the reality of entrepreneurship is decidedly different from the myths that have come to surround it. Scott Shane, a leading expert in entrepreneurial activity in the United States and other countries, draws on the data from extensive research to provide accurate, useful information about who becomes an entrepreneur and why, how businesses are started, which factors lead to success, and which predict a likely failure. The Illusions of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for everyone who has dreamed of starting a new business, for investors in start-ups, for policy makers attempting to facilitate the formation and survival of new businesses, and for researchers interested in the economic impact of entrepreneurial activity. Scott Shane offers research-based answers to these questions and many others: · Why do people start businesses? · What industries are popular for start-ups? · How many jobs do new businesses create? · How do entrepreneurs finance their start-ups? · What makes some locations and some countries more entrepreneurial than others? · What are the characteristics of the typical entrepreneur? · How well does the typical start-up perform? · What strategies contribute to the survival and profitability of new businesses over time?
The Lure of Fantasy Islam
Author: Stephen M. KirbyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781546316978
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
What do Muslims like Zuhdi Jasser, Raheel Raza, and Mike Mohamed Ghouse have in common? They play Fantasy Islam: Fantasy Islam: A game in which an audience of non-Muslims wish with all their hearts that Islam was a "Religion of Peace," and a Muslim strives to fulfill that wish by presenting a personal version of Islam that has little foundation in Islamic Doctrine. This is a game that is even played in the Kafir (disbeliever) edition by non-Muslims like John Esposito, Georgetown University's Professor of Islamic Studies. Have you ever wondered: do Christians, Jews and Muslims really believe in the same God? Does the Koran really praise Jews and command Muslims to treat the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) with respect? Is it really "radical" to stone adulterers and cut off the hands of thieves? Can Muslims really reject the Koran? Does the word "Jihad" really have nothing to do with a "Holy War"? Did the Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota really create a book describing its version of Islam that included an endorsement by an imam who appeared to be a Hamas supporter, who referred to Israelis as terrorists, and who believed that Shariah Law should be enforced in American communities where Muslims are the majority? In his fifth book about Islam Dr. Kirby examines these versions of Islam and others like them, and shows how far removed they are from the Islamic Doctrine found in the Koran and the teachings of Muhammad. This book gives you the information you need to counter many of today's popular myths about Islam while gaining a better understanding of that religion.
Myths and myth-makers
Author: John FiskePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description