Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

The uses of enchantment

the meaning and importance of fairy tales

by Bruno Bettelheim

First published:
20th century
Languages: English, German, Spanish
Content type: FictionJuvenile

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"Little Red Riding Hood was my first love. If we hope to live not just from moment to moment, but in true consciousness of our existence, then our greatest need and most difficult achievement is to fine meaning in our lives.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends
Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Folklore”. Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the subtitle, “Tales” in the subtitle, “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata, and 5 additional metadata match(es).
- “Folklore”· via Open Library
- “Fairy tales”· in subtitle
- “Tales”· in subtitle
- “Fairy tales”· in subject
- “Folklore”· in subject
- “Mythology”· in subject

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Editions

Open Library reports 9 editions; 1 cataloged here.

Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales Open Library record	April 23, 1989	Vintage; Vintage Books	English	9780679723936 0679723935	Print-disabled access	Open Library (opens in a new tab)