CLST 2090 Chapter : Exam 1 Material CLST 2090
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Mythos = greek word for story (neither true or false) Anthropologists say that primitives think the way children think. Human race is the only race that wants explanations. Makes up story bc she is trying to protect herself, not to lie. Know the way things are, in pain. Human beings try to understand the world. In response to that stress, humans would tell stories, in an . All cultures - eskimo mythology, indians, ancient japan their experiences. Around 1200 bc, ancient mediterranean world (greeks) began rational, logical explanations for events. Hittite people (modern day turkey) began to write history; would write why things happened - . People did not stop telling stories but stopped making stories out of experience any longer bc they developed logical thought - deal with fear by investigating (moved out of . Function of primitive myths - to make some sense out of human experiences. All ancient myths were actually about .
