When they severed earth from sky : how the human mind shapes myth - Barber, E. J. W., 1940-; Barber, Paul, 1941- (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and indexes.
Keywords: Myth; Mythology; Mythology -- psychology