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MIT, UTOPIE, MODERNITATE
MYTH, UTOPIA, MODERNITY

Author(s): Ovidiu Ivancu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Aeternitas
Keywords: myth; collective mentality; society; culture; archetype; utopia;

Summary/Abstract: The issues a myth can address in a contemporary society are related to the global challenges the respective society faces. Analysing myths, one can gain access to a mental landscape which reveals the depths of the collective mentality. The present paper analyses the structure and the function of several myths within the Romanian culture, trying to give an answer to several questions such as: Which is the connection between myth and reality? How can one define the paradigm Myth-Archetype? Are there any new myths or just re-enactments of the old ones? DOI: 10.29302/InImag.2016.7.9

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 169-178
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian