The Modern Construction of Myth - A critical analysis of the major theorists of myth since the 18th century, 2001, 400 p. -

The author offers an critical account of the career of myth in modernity. He takes as its starting point some crucial moments in the 18th century reinvention of the concept and follows the major branches of theorizing as they appear in the work of theologians, philosophers, literary artists, political thinkers, folklorists, anthropologists, psychologists and others.