The Life-Giving Myth by A. M. Hocart - 9780415330718

Taylor & Francis

Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished works by A M Hocart the book examines many fascinating issues. > Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished work by A.M. Hocart the book examines such issues as:Why a queen should not have been married before; why a guest is sacred; why people are believed to have been turned into stone; how money originated.These issues are considered as part of a socio-religious complex embraced in many parts of the world, both East and West. (There are chapters on the UK, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Fiji, Egypt, and Ancient Greece). > Chapter 1 The Life-giving Myth; Chapter 2 Flying Through the Air; Chapter 3 Turning Into Stone; Chapter 4 The Common Sense of Myth; Chapter 5 The Purpose of Ritual; Chapter 6 Ritual and Emotion; Chapter 7 The Origin of Monotheism; Chapter 8 The Divinity of the Guest; Chapter 9 Yakshas and V\u00E;