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Myth
المؤلف:
Bronwen Martin and Felizitas Ringham
المصدر:
Dictionary of Semiotics
الجزء والصفحة:
P89
2025-06-17
115
Myth
The term myth is defined as a symbolic narrative often involving gods or heroes and offering an explanation of some fact or natural phenomenon. Using a different kind of logic, it represents an attempt to impose a graspable shape on human experience and allow for a satisfactory interpretation of human existence. The tale of Jason and the Argonauts is a Greek myth and the biblical book of Genesis can be considered a myth with veiled meaning.
Semiotic theory has been influenced by studies of myths from different cultures carried out by Levi-Strauss. Searching for a semantic structure or 'language system' that underpins culture, he discovered a number of recurrent elements (named 'mythemes') and functions. These seemed to operate like the components of universal signifying structures. Thus Levi-Strauss found the Oedipus myth to be organized in units set up, like linguistic units, in binary opposition. According to Levi-Strauss, therefore, it is not the narrative sequence but the structural pattern that gives a myth its meaning.
In today's culture, the term myth has adopted a wider significance. We talk of bourgeois myths generated by the mass media. In this sense, products or ideas are understood and promoted to confirm and reinforce a particular view of the world and its values. Finally, the term myth is also used simply to indicate a figment of the imagination or a commonly held belief without foundation.
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