The Hero's Quest and the Cycles of Nature: An Ecological Interpretation of World Mythology
Rachel S. McCoppin
This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature-a ""botanical hero"" one might say-who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, then sprouting into a period of verdant strength. But the hero must face a mythic underworld where he or she contends with mortality and sacrifice-embracing death as a part of life. For centuries, humans have sought superiority over nature. Yet the botanical hero finds nothing is lost by recognizing that one is merely a part of nature. Instead, a cyclical promise of continuous life is realized, in which no element fully disappears, and the hero's message is not to dwell on death.
Ano:
2016
Editora:
McFarland & Co
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
277
ISBN 10:
1476625751
ISBN 13:
9782016041369
Arquivo:
PDF, 6.25 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2016
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