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THIS work is devoted to a theory of myths and mythformation, which is to some extent novel. Looking to the general, if not universal, tendency of all races of mankind to create myths, the author contends that the propensity must point to some feature of human psychology of more than a merely superficial character, and without disputing previous theories as to the origin and growth of myths, he seeks to explain the raison d'être of the myth-forming faculty. Thus, for instance, he says:—
Myth and Science.
An Essay. By Tito Vignoli. International Science Series. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co., 1882.)
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See NATURE, vol. xvii. p. 168 et seq., where this subject is treated at more length.
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ROMANES, G. Myth and Science . Nature 26, 3–4 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026003a0
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