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The Myth of the Birth of the Hero : A Psychological Exploration of Myth
The Myth of the Birth of the Hero A Psychological Exploration of Myth
Author: Otto Rank
Originally published in German in 1909, Otto Rank's The Myth of the Birth of the Hero offered psychoanalytical interpretations of mythological stories as a means of understanding the human psyche. Like his mentor Freud, Rank compared the myths of such figures as Oedipus, Moses, and Sargon with common dreams, seeing in both a symbolic ful...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801878831
ISBN-10: 0801878837
Publication Date: 9/1/2004
Pages: 200
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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