what should my indroducton be?

Question

i need a intro fot the topic "4 interpritations of myth"
religious social humanistic and pshycoligical

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Answer 1

Four Types of Myths?

In my view, an introduction to anything should define some of the key words used, e.g. myth.

Here is what the American Heritage Dictionary says:
"myth ... n.

1.a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society.

1.b. Such stories considered as a group.

2. A story, a theme, an object, or a character regarded as embodying an aspect of a culture.

3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.

4. A fictitious story, person, or thing."

A religious myth is one which contains a religious figure or belief like the story of Mary in the rose bush (similar to Isis in Egypt), or St. George fighting the dragon.

Then it could be defined what is understood by a social myth, a humanistic myth and a psychological myth.

The follwing web site holds a different view on the 4 types of myths, yet, you may get some ideas from it:

Myth-Summary.htm All such comparisons indicate that only certain individual motifs and myths occur across all the four types of mythology, the Sub-Saharan African, ...
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/Myth-Summary.htm

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Answer 2

Well, firstly I would suggest proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. An "intro fot the topic....religious social humanistic and pshycoligical" Should at least be read as "An introduction to the topic ... of religious, social, and huministic appraches to a myth" Or something similar.

And you'll need to choose a specific myth, I believe.

Answer 3

The Four Veiwpoints of Mythology in Our Culture !

Answer 4

A myth or not a myth, that is the question I ask of thee.