When they severed earth from sky how the human mind shapes myth / Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Paul T. Barber.
| Author/creator | Barber, E. J. W., 1940- |
| Other author | Barber, Paul, 1941- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, |
| Description | xv, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Time capsules -- The memory crunch : how long a pipeline? -- The silence principle : of Lethe and the golden calf -- More silence : movie reels from snapshots -- Analogy : our brain's best talent -- Willfulness : the atom or thou -- Multiple aspects : the more the merrier -- Multiple viewpoints : ear, trunk, or tail -- Views though biased lenses -- Metaphoric reality : magic and dreams -- Compression : Methuselah and the eponymous heroes -- Post hocus ergo pocus : space aliens mutilate cows! -- Restructuring : new patterns for old -- Mnemonics : behind the silliness -- The spirit world : a realm reversed -- Of sky and time -- Prometheus -- Fire-breathing dragons. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004046640 |
| ISBN | 0691099863 (alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |