The New Theogony

Book excerpt: A paper reprint of the 1987 clothbound edition. Using sophisticated and innovative experiments that unobtrusively altered the order and emphasis of news stories in selected broadcasts, the authors tested the reactions of a cross-section of issues that receive extended coverage in national news become more important to viewers, while those that are ignored lose credibility. Provides a foundation for the cross-cultural study of mythology, by focusing on the original human acts that gave us the gods, the human psyche, and the stories about them. Identifies myths about four acts: creating, telling stories about manifestation, imitating and duplicating, and telling stories about the first three. For undergraduate and general readers. Also in paper (unseen) for $10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR