Myth

Myth

Introduction

Myths are narratives that provide significance to our actions and conditions of existence. Myth is, however, a difficult concept to define. The reason for this is that it has been the object of much theoretical speculation, and every author has found in it the objects with which he or she is most familiar. Linguists have found a world of signs and names, psychologists a product of the deepest parts of the human psyche, philosophers a primitive form of philosophy, sociologists and anthropologists the expression of the fundamental beliefs of a society, and so on. In the face of this richness, it is surprising that political theorists have largely neglected the topic of myth. Political theorists often dismiss myth as a primitive form of thinking, which disappeared with modern politics.

Moreover, the myth describes more clearly a story that is closely related to religious issues. It has obvious allegorical components that refer to a creative force or magic type is a vital part of the tradition that generates them. The myths are thus a major influence within the customs of a society.

Thesis Statement

“Myth is a complex construction, which generally refers to a sacred story tells of an event that happened during prime time (the golden age or the time it started). But at the same time, the myth is a symbolic story as allegory refers to events of nature that are repeated periodically. This periodicity realizes the particular cyclic structure of the mythic tale.”

Discussion

The Myth (from the Greek mythos, 'story') is the narrative starring characters supernatural (gods, demigods, and monsters) or extraordinary (heroes). In the myths of ancient communities were seen as a reality experienced by many supernatural characters.

More recently, various theorists of myth have shown that, in fact, modernity never got rid of the myth. Quite on the contrary, it is in typically modern phenomena such as the big social movements and nationalism that myth's specific political role becomes conspicuous. Well-known examples are the Nazi myth of the Aryan race, which Ernst Cassirer explored, and the proletarian myth of the general strike, which Georges Sorel analyzed.

Recent anthropological theorists have proposed that human beings are all “primitive” in that we all share certain fundamental needs. Myths did not disappear from modern politics, notwithstanding all the rationalism that has entered it. Myths are narratives that contain fundamental moral and theoretical beliefs of a society, and thus there is no reason why they should have ...