Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The Purpose of Myth

1.- What is the nature of the universe in which we live?
   - How do I relate to that universe?
   - How much control I have over my life?
   - What must I do in order to survive?
2. The four themes in world mythology are parents often the gods of sky and earth. In the world as in nature, birth, maturity, and death often follow by rebirth.  Heroes are children of gods who have an unusual birth. Embark on an arduous journey.
3. The beginning of the universe for most major cultures start with the beginning of the universe- a chaotic, formless mass that a god or pair of god separates.
4. Hero myths and epics teach members of society the appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values to us.
5. Their imperfections allow ordinary people identify with heroes and to like them, for everyone has similar psychological needs and conflicts.
6. The foundation of the Matriarchal Society was the agricultural year.
7. Sigmund Freud's view myths as the expression of the individual's unconscious wishes, fears, and drives.
8. Myths demonstrate that they possess the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which
they live.

  

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