Myth and Religion: The Cultural and Philosophical Significance of the Hero

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72774-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 349 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: New Research in the History of Western Philosophy

This volume explores two fundamental questions. The first concerns the essence of the hero and the nature of heroic action. The second question has to do with the cultural role of the hero. This is an issue worth discussing, inasmuch as heroes often represent the worldview of a culture. The authors of this anthology contribute from their area of expertise to the analysis of these questions. The volume is divided into four thematic sections—classical studies, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of religion, and myth-criticism—each representing different philosophical approaches from which the figure of the hero can be explored.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bravo, Nassim

Charpenel, Eduardo

Esparza, Gustavo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Nassim Bravo is Associate Professor at the Institute of Humanities, Universidad Panamericana. He has published many articles and translations on the culture of Golden Age Denmark. His most recent book is Poul Martin Møller: Poet, Philosopher and Philologist (Brill, 2025).

Eduardo Charpenel is full-time Research Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Universidad Panamericana. He specializes in ancient philosophy and German idealism. He is author of the monograph Ethos und Praxis: Der Charakterbegriff bei Aristoteles (Karl Alber, 2017).

Gustavo Esparza is full-time Research Professor at the Institute of Humanities, Universidad Panamericana. He has published articles and anthologies on the philosophy of Ernst Cassirer. His most recent book is The Universal Form of the Singular: The Early Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer (1899–1917) (Brill, 2025).