Interpretation of Bang: Potentials of Observing Contemporary Cosmogony as a Mythical Narrative Cover Image

Тумачење „Великог праска“: потенцијали проматрања савремене космогонијe као митског наратива
Interpretation of Bang: Potentials of Observing Contemporary Cosmogony as a Mythical Narrative

Author(s): Milan Tomašević
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Religion and science , Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: cosmology; cosmogony; popular cosmology; secular myth; culture war; anthropology

Summary/Abstract: The text provides a summary of the arguments that justify the anthropological pursuit of modern cosmology, especially its receptive and popular expression. It proposes theoretical observation of popular cosmology, especially its cosmogonic segment, as a form of modern secularized myth that contains the characteristics of a conventional folklore narrative. It provides a short set of ideas that contextualize popular cosmology into a culture war waged by certain Christian theologians and secular philosophers at the turn of the millennium. The paper points out potentials of the anthropological perspective of popular cosmology.

  • Issue Year: LXIX/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 187-203
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian