Myth, Method, and Madness [and Comments and Replies]

Autor:	Morris Freilich, John Tu Er-wei, J. L. Fischer, P. E. de Josselin de Jong, S. A. Tokarev, Amnon Orent, William J. Voigt, C. Scott Littleton
Rok vydání:	1975
Předmět:	Structure (mathematical logic) Value (ethics) Archeology media_common.quotation_subject Character (symbol) Mythology Focus (linguistics) Epistemology Optimism Anthropology Law Adam and Eve Sociology LEAPS media_common
Zdroj:	Current Anthropology. 16:207-226
ISSN:	1537-5382 0011-3204
DOI:	10.1086/201540
Popis:	The structural analysis of myth is a prime focus of anthropological interest, largely because of the efforts of Levi-Strauss. This paper uses some Levi-Straussian ideas to develop a strategy for myth analysis that I call the non-sense-in-myth strategy (NIMS). The strategy is given a trial run on a well-known and (I believe) much-misunderstood myth: Adam and Eve in Eden. The structure identified has an evolutionary character consistent with many modern understandings concerning the nature of human reality. NIMS, a mediator between Levi-Straussian intellectual leaps and a real methodology, indicates the value of cautious optimism concerning the question "Can structural analysis of myth become a scientific endeavor?"
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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