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LITERATURE AND THE IRRATIONAL A STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL BACKGROUNDS
LITERATURE AND THE IRRATIONAL A STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL BACKGROUNDS Author:Wayne Shumaker A TERRIFIC BOOK FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LITERATURE. THIS IS A SEARCHING STUDY OF THE PATTERNS OF FORM AND PERCEPTION COMMON TO PRIMITIVE LORE AND LITERARY EXPRESSION. PROBING DIVERSE MYTHS AND LEGENDS, EXAMINING TH EM IN THE LIGHT OF CONTEMPORARY THEORIES, PROFESSOR SHUMAKER DISCERNS A RELATIONSHIP - ASTONISHINGLY CLOSE - BETWEEN THE PRIMITIVE A... more »ND THE CREATIVE SENSIBILITIES, THE IMAGERY OF THE PAST AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE PRESENT, BETWEEN ANCIENT RITUAL AND LITERARY FORM
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