World Mythology
About This Book
Chapter One – What is Mythology? Andy Gurevich This week, we will begin to explore what myth is, no easy question to answer, and also look at some of the ways humans have developed and used their myths. We might discover as we go that the stories and mythological images of our ancestors speak to us today in more relevant and meaningful ways than we thought possible. First we need to try to define myth. One textbook offers a simple definition at the beginning of the introduction, “Myths symbolize
| Category | humanities |
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| Subject | Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Comparative literature, Comparative religion, Social and cultural anthropology |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 6 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |