GNED 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Human Frailty, Heterosexuality, Dignity
23 Jan 2017
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A story, typically with supernatural features, that explains why world is the way it is and establishes values for a community. In contrary, it means a community"s most important story . Jung and campbell also tend to use the term myth in this sense. Mythological stories set expectations like human behaviour, both in other. Believed by scholars to be written down around 600-400 bce, but the stories were passed down orally earlier on. Why there is evil in the world. Covenant between god and the jewish people via abraham. Part of the history of all 3 abrahamic religions, but they do not necessarily interpret the story in the same way. Has often been interpreted allegorically be religious people (can still be meaningful even if not take literally. Separation of elements to create order = good. Different order of events = bigger spotlight on humans.
