16455

,

Chiara Bottici

Cambridge University Press,

286 p. , 23 cm.

Introduction -- Mythos and logos -- The biblos and the dialectic of the sacred logos -- Scientific rationality and the dialectic of the Enlightenment -- Myth and meaning -- Approaching myth -- Naming the unknown, grounding significance -- Myth and the critique of political reason -- Classical theories of political myth -- Political myth, ideology, and utopia -- Myth and political identity -- Myth, historical narratives, and the social imaginary -- Myth and identity -- Political myths today : the extraordinary and the banal.

JA

71

.B58

2007

9780521876551 (hardback) ,

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-280) and index.

2007