Binding: Paperback
Description: Mythology - - circulated in sacred stories (myths) and their reenactments (rituals) - - is the basis of any society's religion and religion is an essential key to identity. Mythology's meaning depends on the elaboration of identity in cultural metaphors that are at the same time ecological (arising from a society's environmental exploitation) sociological (based on indigenous social relations) and ideological (couched in terms of a society's worldview). But tellingly these metaphors are embodied in anthropomorphic spirits fostering a deep sense of identification with those spirits as well as with individuals who share in one's spiritual devotions. This study examines mythology from a global perspective citing case studies in cultural traditions from Africa Europe Oceania Native America and elsewhere.
Title: The Meaning Of Myth In World Cultures
Author(s): Buonanno Michael
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9780786497126
Pages: 323 Pages, 27 Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Publication Date: 1/1/2019
Category: Folklore, Myths & Legends