The Mythic Mind by Wyatt N

Author:Wyatt, N.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317491538
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

Chapter 11*

THE MYTHIC MIND1

The Problem

The term ‘myth’ has endured a confused perception in recent years. On the one hand, there has been a long tradition of hostile intent towards it, typical for the most part, curiously, among biblical scholars and systematic theologians. Many have been at pains to distance themselves and the biblical literature from any association with it. I. Strenski, writing in a different context, even felt compelled to remark sardonically on its altogether false status:

…instead of there being a real thing, myth, there is a thriving industry, manufacturing and marketing what is called ‘myth’. ‘Myth’ is an ‘illusion’ – an appearance conjured or ‘construct’ created by artists and intellectuals toiling in the workshops of the myth industry…2

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