TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barber,E.J.W.
AU  - Barber,Paul
TI  - When they severed earth from sky: how the human mind shapes myth 
SN  - 0691099863 (alk. paper)
AV  - BL312 .B37 2004
U1  - 201/.3 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Myth
KW  - Mythology
KW  - psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and indexes; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/prin051/2004046640.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin051/2004046640.html
ER  -