Project Gutenberg 2013-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 93 Clodd, Edward 1840 1930 Clodd, E. Clodd, Edw. (Edward) Myths and Dreams Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Myths and Dreams" by Edward Clodd is an analytical work written in the late 19th century. This publication explores the origins and evolution of myths and dreams, linking them to primitive man's understanding of themselves and their environment, with a focus on how these narratives shape beliefs in the supernatural. Through examining examples from both barbaric and civilised cultures, Clodd sheds light on the continuity of thought across different societies. The opening of the book introduces its primary objective by emphasizing the significance of myths and dreams as reflections of early human consciousness. Clodd argues that these narratives provide insight into the interpretations humans have historically made of their surroundings, particularly in understanding mysterious natural phenomena. He establishes a framework for examining the primitive notions behind myth-making, positioning it not merely as fanciful storytelling but as a serious endeavor that attempts to make sense of the universe and human existence. Through this lens, Clodd discusses the confusion between the living and non-living in early thoughts, illustrating how primitive peoples attributed life and will to natural elements, laying the groundwork for the comprehensive exploration that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43813/43813-h/images/cover.jpg en Folklore Dreams Mythology BL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 500898 500901 2024-10-18T11:25:09.374622 2023-09-19T07:04:55.136375 text/html text/html 487969 2013-09-25T22:03:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 223397 2013-09-25T22:04:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 240046 2024-10-18T11:25:18.636583 application/epub+zip 246442 2024-10-18T11:25:11.388631 application/epub+zip 222171 2024-10-18T11:25:10.435634 application/epub+zip 393918 2024-10-18T11:25:23.359564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334904 2024-10-18T11:25:17.387580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310958 2022-09-20T04:16:03.428126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411727 2024-10-18T11:25:08.216645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414045 2013-09-25T22:02:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 165143 2013-09-25T22:04:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 411376 2013-09-25T22:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164605 2013-09-25T22:04:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411495 2013-09-25T22:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164408 2013-09-25T22:04:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23622 2024-10-18T11:25:23.526558 application/rdf+xml 10022 2024-10-18T11:25:10.568631 image/jpeg 1916 2024-10-18T11:25:10.502608 image/jpeg 230411 2024-10-18T11:25:09.420615 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog