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1 Defining Our Terms: Mythology

2 myth What is a myth?  No single, comprehensive definition exists  Popular definition: a false story; hyperbole  Mythos: utterance, speech, story A story about the gods or supernatural beings and their relationship with humans

3 Functions of myths “A myth is true because it is effective.” -Karen Armstrong

4 Theorist: Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) “Myth is a harmonizing force”  Two Orders of Myth  Socially-oriented mythology  Nature-oriented mythology  4 Functions  Mystical  Cosmological  Sociological  Pedagogical

5 Joseph Campbell: 4 Functions 1. Mystical- “Awaken us to the mystery and wonder of creation” “Myth opens the world to the dimension of mystery.”

6 Joseph Campbell: 4 Functions II. Cosmological- myths gives us a shape or image of the universe and cosmos. “Every corner, every rock, hill, stone, and flower has its place and its meaning in the cosmological scheme which the myth provides.”

7 Joseph Campbell: 4 Functions III. Sociological- “Supports and validates a social order; defines morals and laws”

8 Joseph Campbell: 4 Functions IV. Pedagogical- “teaches you how to live a human life under any circumstances”

9 Joseph Campbell: Two Orders of Mythology  Socially-oriented mythology Teaches that the center is the group.  Nature-oriented mythology Teaches that the center is the earth.

10 Ancient Mesopotamia

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