Where Are They Getting These Ideas? Flashcards
What determines our comfort about myth?
The degree of our participation in the world view depends on our comfort and belief about factuality
What is myth?
Myth is a story that could be true. often times it is believed to be someone else’s story or story that is untrue. It is a language that organizes a worldview
What is nonnarrative myth?
This can include the text of public rituals, hymns, or explanations of doctrine. It may not give an explanation, it might just be a rule
What is structuralism?
The idea that myth making is a way of structuring binary thinking and conflict
Post structuralism: binaries always assume conflict, too simple for real life
What is freuds view on myth?
Psychoanalytic
Myths tell stories we can’t tell otherwise
His logic is flawed because he reads myth as fact and applies them to everyone
What is jungs view on myth?
Everything you need to know you can learn from myths
Archetypes - certain things are universal to human experiences
What is eliade?
Myth as a model for religion
Stories matter because they are a lived experience
Can become ritualistic
What is christology?
The degree to which Jesus is understood to fulfill Jewish messianic theory
What is the role of people in society?
In the Ramayana, there were priests, Warriors, farmers, and servants. Who write the story is important, but we can’t live without the lower ranking groups
