books by Robert A. Segal     books:     Robert A. Segal      The Allure of Gnosticism Open Court Publishing Company, 1995 A useful and thought-provoking series of essays Books on "gnosticism" often tend either to be in the academic stratosphere, or full of new age sensationalism. This volume is very useful in that it presents a variety of interesting viewpoints from (mostly) recognized scholars in the field. It's quite accessible and ...             The Reluctant Dragon Robert D. San Souci Orchard, 2004 A Separate Peace The original "St. George and the Dragon" story is a frightening tale. Depending on which version you read, the townspeople give the scaly, stinking, vicious, dragon tribute of two sheep per day, and, when they invariably run out of sheep, they begin feeding it their ...             Religion of the Semites William Smith Transaction Publishers, 2002 The son of an Aberdeenshire minister, William Robertson Smith is a pivotal figure in the movements of Bible criticism, modern exegesis, and the application of anthropology to Hebrew Scripture. In his published works, Robertson Smith sought to examine ancient religion in the context of social conditions, ethnography, and psychology. Though tried ...             Theorizing About Myth Robert A. Segal University of Massachusetts Press, 1999 Brief critical surveys of key theorists of myth This book consists of ten relatively short essays on major theorists of myth from the past century or so. Most essays are devoted to a single thinker (e.g Tylor, Jung, Campbell, Bettelheim, Blumenberg, etc.), although a few are devoted to a more general 'school' of ...             The Gnostic Jung C. G. Jung Princeton University Press, 1992 A Definitive Work For anyone wanting to know Carl Jung's views on Gnosticism, this is the definitive work. Segal does an excellent job of describing Carl Jung's view of Gnosticism and the contrast with Jung's psychology. The explanation is very detailed, yet very clear and easy to ...             The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Exploration of Myth Otto Rank The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004 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 fulfillment ...             Myth: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Robert A. Segal Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 A study of study of myth Robert A Segal is Professor of Theories of Religion at the University of Lancaster, England, my Alma Mater, which has long had a very good reputation for Religious Studies. So it is not surprising that he is regarded as a foremost authority in his field, that of the ...             The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion (Blackwell Companions to Religion) Wiley-Blackwell, 2008 An Absolute Must-Have Quite simply, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion is a sort of "non-stop shop" introduction to the contemporary terrain of religious studies. The diversity, as well as the breadth of study, found throughout this text allow for a versatility not easily ...             The Myth and Ritual Theory: An Anthology (Blackwell Readings in Modern Theology) Wiley-Blackwell, 1998 In this collection, Robert Segal, one of the leading interpreters of theories of myth, seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of the myth and ritual theory.             From Ritual to Romance Jessie L. Weston Princeton University Press, 1993 Excellent Synthesis of Grail Literature with Mystery Cults The review below which tries to discredit this amazing book is propaganda based on innuendo and inaccuracies. Actually, Weston's book does not fall with the fall of Frazer's theories. Many of Frazer's theories are still quite valid, something the reviewer doesn't ...             Zagat 2007/08 Best of Montreal (Zagat Survey: Best of Montreal) Zagat Survey, 2007             Joseph Campbell: An Introduction (Mentor) Robert A. Segal Signet, 1990 Segal points out some significant disparity The author has written an excellent overview. While he recognizes the romantic appeal of Campbell's work, he remains solicitous with his breakdown of the recurring themes, such as the collapse of Eastern into Western culture and the supposed Matriarchal culture and ...             Jung on Mythology C. G. Jung Princeton University Press, 1998 Myths as bridges to unconscious Myths in their essence are like bridges to unconscious. Or at least they used to be - at the time when their message was still correctly interpreted and understood. But along with time religions have gone astray by severing belief from practice, and trying in vain to ...             Professional ColdFusion 5.0 Simon Horwith, Paulo Rios, ... Wrox Press, 2001 A must have for all CF'ers... Being a ColdFusion user group president, I give this book my seal of approval. This book is well written with easy to understand examples. It will help someone with no CF knowledge all the way to the experts. This book is well laid out and is enjoyable to read. I ...             Hero Myths: A Reader Wiley-Blackwell, 2000 Hero Myths: A Reader provides a selection of 25 stories about heroes from around the world.          products you might be interested in search for books coldfusion, exploration, introduction, introductions, professional, psychological      toavi.com    web we recommend A Separate Peace randomly chosen book: Crumb Obras Completas: El Desquiciado Mundo de Los Crumbtoons / Crumb ...