ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover, New York, NY] Softcover Text/NEW & bright. Softcover/NF w/trace shelfwear. First published 1925 in German (Sprache und Mythos]; this is a Dover reprint of the 1946 English translation by Susanne K. Langer. Analysis of non-rational thought processes in the making of culture, and the symbolic nature of language by German philosopher Ernst Alfred Cassirer (1874 - 1945). 103 pgs, in 6 essays: 1, The Place of Language & Myth in the Pattern of Human Culture; 2, The Evolution of Religious Ideas; 3, Language & Conception; 4, Word Magic; 5, The Successvie Phases of Religious Thought; and 6, The Power of Metaphor.
[Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]
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Dover Publications Inc 1953 Trade paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 0486200515.

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc.] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0486200515
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1953]

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York] Softcover Paperback. In this important study Ernst Cassirer analyses the non-rational thought processes that go to make up culture. He demonstrates that beneath both language and myth there lies an unconscious ""grammar"" of experience, whose categories and canons are not those of logical thought. He shows that this prelogical ""logic"" is not merely an undeveloped state of rationality, but something basically different, and that this archaic mode of thought still has enormous power over even our most rigorous thought, in language, poetry and myth.The author analyses brilliantly such seemingly diverse (yet related) phenomena as the metaphysics of the Bhagavat Gita, the Melanesian concept of Mana, the Naturphilosophie of Schelling, modern poetry, Ancient Egyptian religion, and symbolic logic. He covers a vast range of material that is all too often neglected in studies of human thought.These six essays are of great interest to the student of philosophy or the philosophy of science, the historian, or the anthropologist. They are also remarkably timely for students of literature, what with the enormous emphasis placed upon ""myth"" in modern literary speculation. This book is not superficial speculation by a dabbler, but a penetrating study by one of the most profound and sensitive philosophic minds of our time. Analyzes ...
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ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications 6/1/1953] Softcover Language and Myth 0.28
[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]
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Dover Publications 1953 Paperback Good with no dust jacket 0486200515. 7.90 X 5.30 X 0.50 inches; 128 pages.

Dover Publications 1953 Trade paperback Fair Vintage 1953, Dover. Cover art different from amazon stock photo. Softcover with nice glossy finish, shows some moderate age wear, hinges are cracked but not torn, solid spine, has sustantial markings on the inside. Good reading copy only. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Vintage 1953, Dover. Cover art different from amazon stock photo. Softcover with nice glossy finish, shows some moderate age wear, hinges are cracked but not torn, solid spine, has sustantial markings on the inside. Good reading copy only. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
[Wantage, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated] Softcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Dover Publications, Incorporated ISBN 0486200515 9780486200514 [US]

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover
[Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

Dover Publications 1953 Trade paperback Good Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.
[rotterdam, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Publications. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No current publishing date. Trade paperback, glossy in shades of blue with illustration of stone cliff on front wrapper, 103 pages plus extensive catalog. White back wrapper lightly browned, micronick at spine bottom left edge. Near Fine. Dover Publications ISBN 0486200515 9780486200514 [US]

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[New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

Mineola, New York, U.S.A. Dover Publications 1953 Trade Paperback Near Fine Book Trade paperback, glossy wrappers in shades of blue with illustration of stone cliff on front wrapper, 103 pages plus catalog. White back wrapper is lightly browned. Micronick at spine bottom left edge. Near Fine.

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc. 2003-03-28] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

Dover Publications, Date: 1953-06-01. Paperback. Used: Good. Dover Publications ISBN 0486200515 9780486200514 [US]

ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover, New York] Softcover 103 pgs. A few stray pencil marks.
[St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]
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ISBN10: 0486200515, ISBN13: 9780486200514, [publisher: Dover Publications, New York, NY] Softcover (Former owner's Name neatly written on the first page; Wrappers and Text are clean, neat and tight)
[Winston-Salem, NC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]