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Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain

- Meaning for Modernity

About Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain

A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781137354969
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 260
  • Published:
  • October 30, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 142x218x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 454 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 13, 2025

Description of Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain

A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted.

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