what is a modern myth?

Question

I just want to know the difference between modern myth and the old one? could u help me?

Answer 1

When they started and what they are about is usually the big difference. Things like the vanishing hitchhiker is a MODERN Myth. Things like the Gods, like Zeus and such, are ANCIENT Myth.

Answer 2

A modern myth is one that started in modern times; old myths are ones from previous times. The question is, what does modern mean? In this case I'd guess that modern would indicate that the myth originated in the last 100 to possibly 200 years, understanding that the older it is the less modern it is.

A good example of a modern myth is the "Darwin Awards" you see emailed or posted around... those stories have no basis in truth or are embellishments on an actual story.

Arguably, the bermuda triangle and atlantis could be modern myths even though they originated long ago, as they are somewhat believed by groups of people.

Answer 3

the difference between a modern myth and an old myth is that people still believe in modern myths.

a myth is something that is widely regarded as untrue. An old myth is simply something that nobody believes in; while people still believe in modern myths (of course, they wouldn't refer to it as a myth). Hence, an atheist could refer to God as a modern myth.

But also, when you see the word modern combined with another word, the phrase is more of a title -- like "greek" or "egyptian" myth than the idea of "new" myth. It sorta expresses the notion that modernity is (was) itself a specific culture.

A great example of this is that the phrase Modern Art doesn't mean "current" art but refers to the art of the 20th century.
Today, artists are going in a different direction than they were back then so they now use the term "Post-Modern" art (this term actually had already begun to appear by the1980s if not earlier).

In the future, we'll probably refer to the myths of the 20th century as Modern Mythology while calling the then current myths by some other name.

As we move further into this new era, we'll find ourselves using different terminology than 'modern': "hey, thats just a techno myth", you might say. Someday, somebody will write a book called "Myths of the Post-Modern Era" or "Post Modern Myths", referring to today.

Answer 4

I agree with HCwilkinson71. Bigfoot is a myth/legend, in the same way alien abductions is. The values shaped are usually some kind of prejudice that only people who are lower income, less educated are the ones who have some kind of experience with them. Society views people who make these claims as ignorant and make jokes about them. How about people who claim to be psychic or have a sixth sense. They can be educated, but are never taken seriously.

Answer 5

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"A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in the idioms appropriate to another. To explode a myth is accordingly not to deny the facts but to re-allocate them." -Gilbert Ryle British Philosopher try a search for "urban legends" or "modern myth"

Answer 6

Hey! I disappeared in the Bermuda triangle! It is not a myth!