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Myth is an oral, symbolic, evolutionary and apparently simple account (in the sense of a tale, a diegesis, or a series of narrative and representative actions) of an extraordinary experience or event with a transcendental and personal referent that shows social classification. According to Cultural myth criticism, the studies of myth must understand and explain a global and imaginary reality and be able to better understand contemporary culture. Īnother definition of myth comes from myth criticism theorist and professor José Manuel Losada. A myth expresses and confirms society's religious values and norms, it provides a pattern of behavior to be imitated, testifies to the efficacy of ritual with its practical ends and establishes the sanctity of cult. Myth, a story of the gods, a religious account of the beginning of the world, the creation, fundamental events, the exemplary deeds of the gods as a result of which the world, nature and culture were created together with all parts thereof and given their order, which still obtains. ĭefinitions of myth vary to some extent among scholars, though Finnish folklorist Lauri Honko offers a widely-cited definition: Other scholars avoid using the term "myth" altogether and instead utilize different terms like "sacred history", "holy story", or simply "history" to avoid placing pejorative overtones on any sacred narrative. As such, some scholars label all religious narratives as myths for practical reasons, such as to avoid depreciating any one tradition because cultures interpret each other differently relative to one another. Since the term myth is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrative as a myth can be highly controversial: many adherents of religions view their own religion's stories as true, and therefore object to those stories being characterized as myths, while seeing the stories of other religions as being myth. Moreover, the academic comparisons of bodies of myth are known as comparative mythology. Today, the study of myth continues in a wide variety of academic fields, including folklore studies, philology, psychology, and anthropology. Rival classes of the Greek myths by Euhemerus, Plato, and Sallustius were developed by the Neoplatonists and later revived by Renaissance mythographers. The study of myth began in ancient history. The term mythology may either refer to the study of myths in general, or a body of myths regarding a particular subject. There is a complex relationship between recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. Other myths explain how a society's customs, institutions, and taboos were established and sanctified. In particular, creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not achieved its later form. Many societies group their myths, legends, and history together, considering myths and legends to be true accounts of their remote past. Myths are often endorsed by secular and religious authorities and are closely linked to religion or spirituality. Myths are sometimes distinguished from legends in that myths deal with gods, usually have no historical basis, and are set in a world of the remote past, very different from that of the present. Stories of everyday human beings, although often of leaders of some type, are usually contained in legends, as opposed to myths. However, others also include humans, animals, or combinations in their classification of myth. The main characters in myths are usually non-humans, such as gods, demigods, and other supernatural figures. Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Baltic ( Latvian - Lithuanian - Prussian).For other uses, see Myth (disambiguation).
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