http://journeytothesea.com an online magainze devoted to the study of myth Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:38:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://journeytothesea.com/two-themes-west/#comment-46 Randy Hoyt Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:48:58 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/30/#comment-46 <p>@Vindaalf -- By "the West", I mean roughly the region from Iran to Ireland. While any such broad distinction (like the one between "East" and "West") should be seen as a loose generalization and a probable over-simplification of complicated issues, all the stories I will consider in this series come from this region.</p> @Vindaalf — By “the West”, I mean roughly the region from Iran to Ireland. While any such broad distinction (like the one between “East” and “West”) should be seen as a loose generalization and a probable over-simplification of complicated issues, all the stories I will consider in this series come from this region.

]]> http://journeytothesea.com/two-themes-west/#comment-45 Vindaalf Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:58:57 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/30/#comment-45 <p>What do you call "the West" in your article?</p> What do you call “the West” in your article?

]]> http://journeytothesea.com/two-themes-west/#comment-34 Ryan Riley Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:55:52 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/30/#comment-34 <p>I hope that at some point you get to reviewing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/11700/?tag=panesofglass-20" title="The Wheel of Time" rel="nofollow">The Wheel of Time</a> by the late <a href="http://dragonmount.com/" title="Robert Jordan" rel="nofollow">Robert Jordan</a>. That certainly falls very much in the middle and is fascinating in its coverage and inclusion of the world's myths.</p> I hope that at some point you get to reviewing The Wheel of Time by the late Robert Jordan. That certainly falls very much in the middle and is fascinating in its coverage and inclusion of the world’s myths.

]]> http://journeytothesea.com/myth-a-definition/#comment-33 Ryan Riley Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:58:26 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=28#comment-33 <p>You have laid out an excellent definition of myth, and your sources give a great context for what more you have in store. As we've discussed many times before, I completely agree that myth is very crucial to our everyday lives. Too many people dismiss myth and story far too easily as things for children. Both <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pans-Labyrinth-Ivana-Baquero/dp/B000O76ZQC/?tag=panesofglass-20" title="Pan's Labyrinth" rel="nofollow">Pan's Labyrinth</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Grimm-Roger-Ashton-Griffiths/dp/B000BKVQTS/?tag=panesofglass-20" title="The Brothers Grimm" rel="nofollow">The Brothers Grimm</a> do a great job of showing the foolishness of that, even if they are considered fantasy themselves. I'm looking forward to the additional articles and the future issues!</p> You have laid out an excellent definition of myth, and your sources give a great context for what more you have in store. As we’ve discussed many times before, I completely agree that myth is very crucial to our everyday lives. Too many people dismiss myth and story far too easily as things for children. Both Pan’s Labyrinth and The Brothers Grimm do a great job of showing the foolishness of that, even if they are considered fantasy themselves. I’m looking forward to the additional articles and the future issues!

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