Oles Dovhanyk
National University of Kyiv-Mogyla Academy, Kyiv.
ORCID ID 0000-0002-7429-2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37627/2311-9489-26-2024-2.41-52
Keywords: myth, archetype, interdisciplinarity, mythological thought, cultural dimension, political myth, cultural problems, cultural practices.
Abstract.
The article reveals the multifaceted understanding of myth and the peculiarities of its definition in various fields of knowledge by the following researchers: B. Malinowski, J. Fraser, C. Lévi-Strauss, S. Freud, K. Abraham, A. Rank, R. Sachs, C. Jung, E. Cassirer, and R. Barthes. The study identifies the central components of myth and their role in the construction of the social dimension. The specifics of the understanding of myth in the theories of researchers were clarified through the use of the following methods and approaches: critical-analytical, typological, comparative, historical, and systemic. The study establishes that myth is a central component of the formation of the symbolic human plane. It is revealed that myth is an interpretive frame of the surrounding world for different groups or communities. The variability of the internal content of the myth in accordance with the socio-cultural transformations of society is identified.
In this research, for the first time, we have carried out a comprehensive interdisciplinary theoretical review and analysis of various approaches to understanding the myth in humanitarian knowledge. This contributes to the formation of a systematized view of the meaning and place of myth in the socio-cultural dimension.
Authors Biography.
Oles Dovhanyk, postgraduate student of the Culturology Department, National University of Kyiv-Mogyla Academy, Kyiv.
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