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Essay / Myths and Religion - 905
When this word "myth" is used, the term is generally linked to a fable, an invention or a fictional story. Over the years, many scholars have begun to approach the study of myths differently. These scholars approached the myths in a way in which their meaning was traditionally viewed. In many traditions, these myths are true stories and are never considered false stories. (http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/a/whatismyth.htm)In many traditions, a myth carries with it a sense of sacred tradition and primordial relationship. These myths also serve as a model for the chosen tradition. Myths are an extremely complex cultural reality that can be approached and interpreted from different angles. These points of view are often linked to the whole of reality and sometimes to a fragment of reality. Myths help us understand people who are different from us culturally, traditionally and socially. The myths of certain traditions answer an important question: who am I? How do I fit into the human and natural world? How should I live? Along with the answers to these types of questions, these are the primary causes of the truth that a culture perceives. It gives a tradition the first understanding of humanity and the world, it also gives an understanding in certain traditions of the time and space of a culture. (http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/general/ge-gues.htm). Although myths tell fantastic stories about how certain traditions relate to an existing society. Many of these myths begin with superhuman statures. With these superhuman statures, it becomes an instrument for measuring behavior, morality and all other activities produced by certain societies. These superhuman statures relate to certain events such as King Arthur of the Round Table and his Knight Loheg...... middle of paper ......s god of all that is light and celestial. Izanagi's main task was to complete the creation of the world (http.www.ishwar.com/Shinto/ )Work Cited “Shinto”. I love GOD - Sacred texts (holy books) from various world religions. Internet. February 16, 2010. http://www.ishwar.com/shinto/."TAOISM." ReligiousTolerance.org by the Ontario Religious Tolerance Consultants. Internet. February 15, 2010. http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm. ““The Truth of Myths” by Lo Guest.” Northwest Theosophy, NW Branch, Theosophical Society (Pasadena). Internet. February 15, 2010. http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/general/ge-gues.htm. “What is the myth?” Myth versus science and religion. » Ancient/Classical History - Research Guide to Ancient Greece, Rome and the Classics. Internet. February 16. 2010. .