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 InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Descriptionxv, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004046640
ISBN0691099863 (alk. paper)

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