Myth, Symbol, and Reality
Myth, Symbol, and Reality by Alan Olson, published by University of Notre Dame Press in March 1982, is a thought-provoking exploration of the significance of myths and symbols in understanding reality. This 202-page volume engages with critical perspectives on how these elements contribute to our comprehension of existence, challenging the notion that they belong solely to the realm of fantasy or historical interest.
Readers will find a collection of essays that utilize various critical tools to examine the role of myth and symbol in enriching human experience. The contributors argue for a balanced approach that appreciates the depth of meaning and self-transcendence that these elements can provide. Covering topics such as philosophy, epistemology, and religious symbolism, this edition invites readers to reconsider the value of myths and symbols in both personal and societal contexts.
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Do myths and symbols have anything at all to tell us about reality? Or do they simply deserve to be relegated to the realm of fantastic unreality? The essayists in this volume deploy all the critical tools available in the task of taking myth and symbol seriously. They are not willing to consign the use of the symbolic to the logician or to relinquish the mythical to the comparative anthropologist as something of historical interest only. Instead, they strive for that difficult position that is guided by criticism but is still open to wonder in the face of what myth and symbol offer in terms of enrichment, meaning, and self-transcendence.
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