Foundations of Mythology

Foundations of Mythology

Definition

Myths are the traditional stories of the people that relates to the history, describing any social or natural phenomenon. The study or collection of these myths is known as mythology. The myths are usually approved by the priests, which involves supernatural characters (Campbell, 2011).

Myth used popularly

In general, the term myth is used as some sort of false, fiction, or fancy knowledge. This is also perceived as the attack against one's religious or cultural beliefs. However, still people suggest that the knowledge in itself does not provide any supportive or reasoning information for one to belief it. There are lots of statements where people say “It is a Myth”; it means that the statement is not supported by any clear evidence, hence rejected universally. For instance, it is a myth that leaders are born not made (Linde, 2000). The statement clearly indicates that people do not belief on the fact that leaders are just born. It does not mean that the leaders are not born; the fact of the matter is that the statement is half correct and half wrong. Not only leaders are born, but they are also made through training and experience.

Myth used in the academic context

In an academic context, the term is used as the worldview story, which also represents the falsehood knowledge with ambiguous information. It describes any phenomenon which is perceived to be incorrect or incomplete information. Such information might include about the origin of earth, or the question about who is the maker of the earth (Campbell & Kudler, 2004). The academic view, the myth involves the stories which are regarded as the true stories in the culture of the group of individuals.

Myths from different cultures address similar or universal themes

There are myths which address a similar or somewhat common story across ...