The Cry for Myth

by Rollo May

Hardcover, 1991

Status

Available

Call number

616.8914

Genres

Publication

W W Norton & Co Inc (1991), Edition: 1st, 320 pages

Description

An examination of myths as they are immediately present in the consciousness and unconsciousness of contemporary living people in the West. May traces myths--Classical Greece, Dante's Middle Ages, European legend, and contemporary American life--and relates them to the dreams and associations he encounters in his practice as a psychotherapist.

User reviews

LibraryThing member ablueidol
Not a book to read if its storytelling performance you want but it helps to make clear what stories work and why

Subjects

Mythology Therapeutic use
psychotherapy

Awards

Anne Izard Storytellers' Award (1992)

Language

English

Original language

English

ISBN

0393027686 / 9780393027686

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