Introduction
Mythos and logos
The biblos and the dialectic of the sacred logos
Scientific rationality and the dialectic of the Enlightenment
Myth and meaning
Approaching myth
Naming the unknown, grounding significance
Myth and the critique of political reason
Classical theories of political myth
Political myth, ideology and utopia
Myth, historical narratives and the social imaginary
Myth and identity
Political myths today : the extraordinary and the banal.
A philosophy of political myth by Chiara Bottici. ISBN 9780521876551. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.