CLST 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pharmakos, Psychoanalysis, Sophocles
11 Apr 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Clst 203 exam summaries: week 1: nature of myth. Greek and roman myths based on historical figures and factual events in real places. Myths = stories interested in knowledge of all lore, ideology underpinning worldview, fantasy/pleasure. Mythology = logos/the study of myths recording/compiling, function/influence, tradition and reception (changing myths) Fantastic or supernatural characters places or events all these linked together. Longevity or length or time removed from our present passed down. Explains the origin of a name, thing or practice acquiring mythic status over time. Greek word mythos story, speech, meaning, word story being most common. Primitive oral mythos vs. civilized logos in age of enlightenment myth below logic. Myth apart from reality: myth as something fake . The myths we live by (2003) mary midgley. Myths still have an effect on us. Myth shapes what we study when knowledge and science have their limits. Myth = sacred stories belong to the divine.
