2007-08-30 02:59:03 · 8 answers · asked by $coTT flores 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Myths are like poetry. The language of both are largely symbolic. Myths are parables that use a story as a vehicle for important, sometimes universal, truths, even occult (hidden) knowledge. Jesus, for example, spoke in parables. There is some measure of mythology in the Bible. But myths are often misunderstood as spurious and imaginative tales created to while away the hours around the fires of primitive cultures. As we are so much more sophisticated these days -- or so we believe anyways -- it is easy dismiss the myths of the past in such ways. Those wise elders of a time long past, however, could use only the language and symbolism accessible to their listeners to be understood by those who had the power of understanding. For the rest, even as it is today, they were just entertaining stories.
Symbolism is a language unto itself. It influences our lives today, though many do not even know, consciously, the influence it has on them. It is a wisdom unto itself and whosoever understands the wisdom of symbolism understands much more than others can.
I hope this helps.
2007-08-30 08:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mythology is simply the ancient religious beliefs of a particular country or people, that have been supplanted by the ancient religious beliefs of another country or people, usually for no other reason than the conversion of the country's ruler to the foreign religion, or by military conquest and forced conversion of the people.
In essence, the "new" religion (such as Judaism, Christianity or Islam, for example) gets promoted officially to the status of a "religion", while the "old" religion (such as Greek "mythology", Roman "mythology", Egyptian "mythology", Aztec "mythology", Inca "mythology", Norse "mythology" etc.) gets relegated to the status of "paganism" or "mythology" or "satanism" or "heathen religion" or "idolatry" or "witchcraft" or something along those lines.
2007-08-30 04:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Spiderman 4 Ⓥ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The reason behind mythology is to create an imaginary scenario like folk lore, old wives tales, Ghost stories and Urban legends and etc. that is meant to stir emotions and spur on thought.
They can possibly be based on an actual events, but usually are Fiction and exaggerated for entertainment
2007-08-30 03:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
* the study of myths
* myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
Link to Mythology below
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/mythology/mythology.html
Love & Blessings
Milly
2007-08-30 03:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mythology is the conscious outward expression of the collective unconscious human experience.
"Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths" - Joseph Campbell
2007-08-30 04:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by conchobor2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By spliting this word , we get ....
Myth & Logous .
* Myth : Stories related to various cultures or religions which can be or cannot be true .
* Logous : Study of ....
Thus , we can say that Mythology is the study of stories related to various cultures or religions which can be or cannot be true .
2007-08-30 03:52:50 · answer #6 · answered by tornado20ad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A study of Myths is Mythology.
Myths are stories. Believe it or not. Dreams or real, we leave the readers to enjoy.
2007-08-30 06:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Mmmmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you in special ed???
look it up on wikipedia
"the study of myths"
you know what a myth is right!
2007-08-30 03:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋