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100 1 _aBarber, E. J. W.,
_d1940-
245 1 0 _aWhen they severed earth from sky :
_bhow the human mind shapes myth /
_cElizabeth Wayland Barber and Paul T. Barber
260 _aPrinceton, N.J. :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2004
300 _axv, 290 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and indexes.
505 0 _aTime 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.
650 0 _aMyth.
650 0 _aMythology.
650 1 2 _aMythology
_xpsychology.
700 1 _aBarber, Paul,
_d1941-
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/prin051/2004046640.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin051/2004046640.html
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