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The Enchanter's Spell: J.R.R. Tolkien's Mythopoetic Response To Modernism, Adam D. Gorelick
The Enchanter's Spell: J.R.R. Tolkien's Mythopoetic Response To Modernism, Adam D. Gorelick
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
J.R.R. Tolkien was not only an author of fantasy but also a philologist who theorized about myth. Theorists have employed various methods of analyzing myth, and this thesis integrates several analyses, including Tolkien’s. I address the roles of doctrine, ritual, cross-cultural patterns, mythic expressions in literature, the literary effect of myth, evolution of language and consciousness, and individual invention over inheritance and diffusion. Beyond Tolkien’s English and Catholic background, I argue for eclectic influence on Tolkien, including resonance with Buddhism.
Tolkien views mythopoeia, literary mythmaking, in terms of sub-creation, human invention in the image of God as creator. Key mythopoetic …
Review, The Spirits And The Law: Vodou And Power In Haiti, Gina Ulysse
Review, The Spirits And The Law: Vodou And Power In Haiti, Gina Ulysse
Gina Athena Ulysse
Book review, Kate Ramsey, The Spirits and The Law: Vodou and Power in Haiti (UChicago 2011).
Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Thomas Lengal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass.
Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Thomas Lengal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass.
Interview With Hazel Forsythe About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Hazel Forsythe About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Hazel Forsythe for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. The interviewee discusses her multi-cultural background in Guyana and how it has affected her connection to music, food and the people around her.
Interview With Veena Bonsal About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Veena Bonsal About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transciption of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Veena Bonsal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. Interviewee discusses her life in India and the U.S. as it relates to traditions of language, family, food, clothing, body art, etc.