TY  - GEN
AU  - Barber E J W
AU  - Barber Paul
TI  - When they severed earth from sky : : how the human mind shapes myth / 
SN  - 0691099863
AV  - BL312  
U1  - 201/.3  
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Princeton, N.J. : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - Myth
KW  - Mythology
KW  - psychology
N1  - Includes ebibliographical 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.
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