HUM 105 Theories of Myth
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HUM 105 Theories of Myth
Theories of Myth
University of Phoenix
HUM/105
Theories of Myth
Myth is defined as a sacred narrative. The word myth means story or word. According to M. Magoulick, What is myth, "myths articulate how characters undergo an ordered sequence of events. The term myth has come to refer to a certain genre or category of stories that share characteristics that make this genre distinctly different from other genres of oral narratives, such as legends and folktales. Many definitions of myth repeat similar general aspects of the genre and may be summarized thus: Myths are symbolic tales of the distant past (often primordial times) that concern cosmogony and cosmology (the origin and nature of the universe), maybe connected to belief systems or rituals, and may serve to...