Download or read book Myth as Argument written by Laurie L. Patton and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 1996 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RGVV (History of Religion: Essays and Preliminary Studies) brings together the mutually constitutive aspects of the study of religion(s)--contextualized data, theory, and disciplinary positioning--and engages them from a critical historical perspective. The series publishes monographs and thematically focused edited volumes on specific topics and cases as well as comparative work across historical periods from the ancient world to the modern era.