CLST 2090 : INTRODUCTION TO MYTHOLOGY Test 1
Document Summary
1200bc ancient mediterranean started creating ration and logical events (hittites, modern day turkey). They started recording history (this happened because this happened). Muller, mueller- german philosopher, first theory: everything is underlined by (nature) Anima: feminine- ideal that all men has a women deep down in their mind and women will make men crazy (nagging, confusion, bitching, wanting). Animus: masculine- all women have a man (men are violent and aggressive and will destroy women thru violence and aggression) Levi-strauss: french anthropologist that has done a lot of work on the human brain. Pairs of thoughts represent 2 thoughts in opposition of each other. We think in pairs of two things in conflict with one another. (conflict) myths help people deal with conflicts be presenting a solution or way out. Carl marx: work together and make a prosperous economy then we wont need a government. Sigmund freud: all human life and civilization revolves around sex.
