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HISTORICAL TRAUMAS, IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICTS, AND THE PROCESS OF MYTHOLOGIZING

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2003

Tirza Hechter
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Extract

And, if we wonder why the mythmaker resorts to myths when he has more sophisticated tools at hand, the answer is that, although he doubts whether his mythical argument can stand alone, he regards it as being more lucid and compelling than an argument from abstract principles.1

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Research Article
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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , August 2003 , pp. 439 - 460
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2003 Cambridge University Press

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