Thinking Through Myths: Philosophical Perspectives - Softcover

""Thinking Through Myths provides more than just a snapshot of the "status quaestiones on the topic vis-a-vis philosophical methods. There is also some highly original and creative work on philosophy and myth here....It thus provides a succint historical overview of philosophical perspectives on myth." -"Religious Studies Review ""Thinking Through Myths offers students an excellent introduction to the thought of many of the leading current thinkers on...issues in Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion." -"Reviews in Religion and Theology

Eight outstanding essays, from leading academics, deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins, and potential futures. Thinking Through Myths attempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience.