A myth, therefore, is true because it is effective, not because it gives us factual information. If, however, it does not give us new insight into the deeper meaning of life, it has failed. If it works, that is, if it …

The fundamental subject of “The Myth of Sisyphus” is this: it is legitimate and necessary to wonder whether life has a meaning; therefore it is legitimate to meet the problem of suicide face to face. The …

Myth is the first expression of a spiritual process of liberation which is effected in the progress from the magical-mythical world view to the truly religious view. Myth is the first step in "the dialectic of …

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The Concept of Myth In conjunction with comparing the mythical material, scholars toil with the understanding of how myth was created and what its functions in society are. As the study of myths …

Toward a Theory of Myth Abstract: Myth has a convoluted etymological history in terms of its origins, meanings, and functions. Throughout this essay I explore the signification, structure, and essence of …

Freudian and Jungian Perspectives on the Myth of Orpheus1 Joseph Campbell and William Doty in tandem provide us as comprehensive a description of “what a myth is” as we are likely to parse, …