The Myth and Ritual Theory – An Anthology

Acknowledgements.
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>Part I: Original Formulation of the Theory: .</p>
<p>1. Lectures on the Religion of the Semites: William Robertson Smith.</p>
<p>Part II: The Development of Theory: .</p>
<p>2. The Golden Bough: James Frazer.</p>
<p>3. Themis: Jane Harrison.</p>
<p>4. The Myth and Ritual Pattern of the Ancient East: S. H. Hooke.</p>
<p>Part III: Application of Theory to the Ancient World: .</p>
<p>5. Excursus on the Ritual Forms Preserved in Greek Tragedy: Gilbert Murray.</p>
<p>6. A Ritual Basis for Hesiod′s Theogony.</p>
<p>7. New Year Festivals: Ivan Engnell.</p>
<p>Part IV: Application of the Theory Worldwide:.</p>
<p>8. The Life–giving Myth: A. M. Hocart.</p>
<p>9. The Beginnings of Religion: E. O. James.</p>
<p>10. Myth in Primitive Psychology: Bronislaw Malinowski.</p>
<p>11. Myth and Reality: Mircea Eliade.</p>
<p>Part V: Application of the Theory to Literature:.</p>
<p>12. The Hero of Tradition: Lord Raglan.</p>
<p>13. From Ritual to Romance: Jessie L. Weston.</p>
<p>14. The Archetypes of Literature: Northrop Frye.</p>
<p>15. The Ritual View of Myth and the Mythic: Stanley Edgar Hyman.</p>
<p>16. The Idea of a Theater: Francis Fergusson.</p>
<p>17. The Myth and Ritual Approach to Shakespearean Tragedy: Herbert Weisinger.</p>
<p>18. What is Myth?: Ren&eacute; Girard.</p>
<p>Part VI: Revisions of the Theory: .</p>
<p>19. Thespis: Theodor H. Gaster.</p>
<p>20. Myths and Rituals: A General Theory: Clyde Kluckhohn.</p>
<p>21. Homo Necans: Walter Burkert.</p>
<p>22. Structure and Dialectics: Claude L&eacute;vi–Strauss.</p>
<p>Part VII: Evaluations of the Theory:.</p>
<p>23. The Dramas and Dramatic Dances of Non–European Races: William Ridgeway.</p>
<p>24. Introduction to Apollodorus, The Library: James Frazer.</p>
<p>25. The Evidence of Divine Kings in Greece: H. J. Rose.</p>
<p>26. The Myth and Ritual Position Critically Examined: S. G. F. Brandon.</p>
<p>27. The Myth–Ritual Theory: William Bascom.</p>
<p>28. The Ritual Theory of Myth: Joseph Fontenrose.</p>
<p>29. Prospects: H. S. Versnel.</p>
<p>Further Reading.</p>
<p>Index.</p>