CHARACTERISTICS OF MYTHOLOGY AS A SOCIO-CULTURAL PHENOMENON
Keywords:
philosophy, science, man, being, epistemology, mythology, re-mythologization, knowledge, social phenomenonAbstract
This article analyzes the characteristics of mythology as a socio-cultural phenomenon in the framework of various research directions. It is also analyzed that the evolution of mythological knowledge is related to the development of society. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of mythological thinking, an integral element of human knowledge, a peculiar aspect of the perception of being. The essence of mythology as a social phenomenon has been philosophically analyzed and the role of mythology in human existence has been revealed.
References
Тихонова С. В. Социально-онтологический статус мифа // Философия и общество. 2008. № 3. С. 48.
Кассирер Э. Техника современных политических мифов // Вестник МГУ. Сер. 7, Философия. 1990. № 2. С. 64-65.
Ромах О.В., Лапина Т.С. Антропологические представления о человеке как творца и производного культуры. Аналитика культурологии, 2010, № 1.
Лазарев.М.А. Мифологическая картина мира. Humanity space International almanac VOL. 6, No 2, 2017: 269-282.
Барт Р. Мифологии. М.: Академический проект, 2008. 269 с.
Peterson J.B. Maps of Meaning. The Architecture of Belief. New York and London: Routledge. 1999. Pp. 7-8.
