HUMS 1000- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Myths hold a great truth, that is fundamental to a society. Stories exist for entertainment value, whereas myths are gospel. Myths can hold a society together; yet, new/different interpretations of myths can polarize the same society. To be free from pretension is to be real; myths offer this freedom. New/foreign myths offer false rewards (e. g. cults) Extraordinary situations call for extraordinary expression (poetry, art, myth, sex, etc. ) Life is nasty, brutish, and short , contrary to myths historians wish to dispel myths. Folklore signals towards ction; myths do not. Myths are illusory; a projection; romanticization; idealized structure constructed apart from reality. Myths speak to personal emotions and truths (e. g. love) Myths are expressive traditions (poetry, art, rituals, etc. ) that have to be protected by its devotees. Myths are central to religion, and therefore are crucial to the integrity of society"s. Myths are a prototype , a model for human behaviours and actions.
