Mythology
by Gail Lavender, Department of English
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Description
These lectures discuss various theories that address the origin, structure, and meaning of mythology. The theories of Frazer, Harrison, Malinowski, Eliade, Freud, Jung, Levi-°©‐Strauss, Campbell, and others are explored and applied through an intensive study of Greek mythology. Other mythologies in close geographic proximity with Greece, such as Mesopotamia, Babylon, Syria, Egypt, and Rome are investigated. In addition other mythologies, such as Norse, Japanese, Mayan, Aztec, Hindu, sections of Africa, and Navajo and other southwestern Pueblo cultures are visited. Through analysis of the divine narratives and legends of these cultures, the following archetypes are addressed: Creation, Flood/Cosmic Disaster, Origin of Humans, Mother Goddess, Dying & Resurrection, Afterlife, Trickster, and Hero. The Archetype Lectures were adapted from Georgia Nugent's lectures in Mythology for the Teaching Company.
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Introduction to Myth Lectures | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
What is Myth? | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Theory of Mythology - Reality | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Theory of Mythology - Psychological | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Theory of Mythology - Structuralism | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Greek Creation, Origin of Humans, Flood | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Greek Gods 1 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8 |
The Olympians | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Greek Gods 2 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Archetype: Creation | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Archetype: Origin of Humans | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 |
Archetype: Flood | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 |
Archetype: The Great Goddess | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14 |
Archetype: The Dying God | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 |
Archetype: The Afterlife | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16 |
Archetype: The Trickster | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17 |
Zeus and Hera | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 |
Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19 |
Perseus | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20 |
Heracles | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 |
Theseus & Athens | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22 |
Theseus Crete | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23 |
Jason | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24 |
Cupid and Psyche | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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25 |
Troy Part 1 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Troy 2 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Troy 3 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28 |
Odyssey | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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29 |
Orestes | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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30 |
Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey: 1 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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31 |
Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey: 2 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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32 |
Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey: 3 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey: 4 | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 33 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
MISERABLE sound quality. Look elsewhere.
I couldn't finish this series because of the horrible, amateurish quality of the recording. It goes from being so quiet that you have to turn the volume up all the way to try and hear what the person is saying, to having the narrator virtually yelling into the microphone so that the microphone is overdriven and is distorting the sound. Also, something is apparently constantly banging into the microphone on some of the lectures. Incredibly annoying and easily the worst quality recording I have ever attempted to listen to. I can't believe that someone would actually publish this. Save yourself the time and frustration and look elsewhere.
- Free
- Category: Classics
- Language: English
- Copyright, 2012. Lavender, G. (Presenter), Klein, S. (Producer), Department of English
