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	Category:Mythology - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
		Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and which feature a specific religious or belief system.
		The main article for this category is Mythology.
		Religion and mythology differ, but have overlapping aspects.
	paganpedia.mind-n-magick.com /wiki/index.php?title=Category:Mythology (193 words)

	Calls for Presentations, Papers, Publications: Mythology in Contemporary Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The "Mythology in Contemporary Culture" panel of the Popular Culture Association invites submissions for the 2007 ACA/PCA national conference, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts April 4-7, 2007.
		The Mythology in Contemporary Culture area is dedicated to exploring mythological figures and motifs (from all cultures and historical periods) in all areas of popular culture--from movies, video games and television to novels, politics and blogs--and the significance of these mythological figures and motifs in contemporary, postmodern culture.
		All abstracts pertaining to the general theme of mythology in contemporary culture are welcome.
	www.unm.edu /~loboblog/mort/archives/008503.html (171 words)

	Mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity.
		In modern usage, mythology is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology) or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths.
		The word mythology is used to refer to stories that, while they may or may not be strictly factual, reveal fundamental truths and insights about human nature, often through the use of archetypes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contemporary_mythology (2609 words)

	Other Voices 2.1 (February 2000), Ivan Colovic "The Renewal of the Past: Time and Space in Contemporary Political ...
		In the political mythology, graves simultaneously symbolize both the seeds of national renewal, which has as its necessary precondition the prior experience of sacrifice and death, and the roots which bind the people to ancient soil of the fatherland.
		That is one of the reasons for the contempt and open hostility of the contemporary mythology towards urban centers.
		The task of the critique of political mythology is to recognize and to explain the socially useful functions of myths in times of social crisis, and to separate these functions from the effects, consciously produced using myths, which then drive the war machine of militant nationalist demagogues.
	www.othervoices.org /2.1/colovic/past.html (3723 words)

	MA in Humanities
		Mythology reveals the complex metaphoric and symbolic nature of the human psyche in its embodied search for meaning.
		This course surveys theoretical foundations of mythology, providing students with a depth of understanding to apply various myth traditions to individual life experiences, career goals, and spiritual applications.
		Expanding upon students' knowledge of mythology, this course examines interpretive approaches to the study of sacred narratives as they are expressed in text, oral traditions, and symbolic representation.
	www.pacifica.edu /dp_ma_mythologynew.html (454 words)

	Sommerland: Dragon Mythology Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mythology, in any culture or nation, plays an intergal part in shaping the lives of the people within the society, and subsequently, the pattern by which they live their lives.
		Mythology provides a key to the past, explains how the world was created and how it works, and also gives us tantalising clues as to the future.
		The dragon has played an important part in mythology from around the world, and its double personality and dual character have ensured this powerful creature is not viewed with contempt, but is seen as a universal figure.
	www.sommerland.org /ondragons/mythology/mythology_overview.html (3239 words)

	ASK - Faculty Spotlight \| Drexel University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		And she was going on sabbatical and I was filling in for her, and she taught this mythology course, so I had to teach a mythology course.
		I went around and I found some people who did mythology courses and so I put together a course, and when you're a young teacher putting together a course, you are often only one step ahead of your students.
		It has a good chunk of classical mythology in it, but I came to understand that the other things I had added weren't just little embellishments, but they were an important part of the course that gave it its character.
	www.drexel.edu /academics/coas/ask/faculty-spotlight/eva-thury.asp (2082 words)

	Philip Simpson
		In the contemporary mythic paradigm, the banality and latent ubiquity of evil are cosmological twins.
		In either case, a contemporary mythology is an attempt to incorporate these discrete bits of rumor and legend into a totalizing narrative, or what the hard sciences are fond of calling a “unified field” theory.
		But in the contemporary mythology, many of the seemingly ordinary, even boring, actors upon its stage retire behind drawn curtains to be abducted by aliens, on the passive level.
	www.eiu.edu /~agora/May03/Simpson0304.htm (9199 words)

	Artificial mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Artificial mythology (compare artificial language) is any invented mythology that, rather than arising out of centuries of oral tradition, are penned over a short period of time by a single author or small group of collaborators.
		Artificial mythology can be created entirely by an individual, like the world of Middle-earth, or can be formed as a result of an amalgam of writings, like the Cthulhu Mythos.
		Works of artificial mythology are often treated as normal works of fantasy or science fiction, but many hardcore fans relate to them as if these worlds were real.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Artificial_mythology (914 words)

	Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology
		Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology is not intended to be an encyclopedia.
		Entries are accordingly limited to the amount of information necessary to identify a person, place or concept, and delineate its connection with mythology.
		Entries pertaining to grammar, for example, are included to illustrate the myth that sub-standard English is as valid a dialect as Standard English, a myth that limits any student who believes it to the lowest-paying menial occupations.
	www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~9891.aspx (759 words)

	Contemporary abstract art - Nordic mythology
		These abstract paintings were all, to some extent, inspired by the old Nordic mythology.
		Like all great mythologies (and all great art!) the colourful sagas of my Nordic ancestors were an expression of man's constant struggle to make sense of the world and ourselves.
		Amidst all the contemporary belief in our own superior thinking and the ever-escalating pace of scientific progress, these myths are a poignant reminder that deep down man himself remains the same: a creature with a possibility to do good, and a tragic tendency to cause death and destruction."
	www.evaryn.com /gallery/gallery5.htm (193 words)

	Eichinger Sculpture » Is “Contemporary Mythology an Oxymoron? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Allow me to paraphrase his concluding remarks: “My impression is that, with a few exceptions, we contemporary artists seem to have been caught for a substantial period of history between a language of euphemism and a language of anger.
		The positive power of art, when it celebrates life, when its healing power is set free, when it is able to enchant the heart stands in stark contrast to terrorism that is set loose with the same passion, but leaves behind only waves of catastrophic destruction.
		His answer to the question would be “Yes, contemporary mythology is an oxymoron!” But, we are certainly able and invited by him to look at and react to the social, cosmological, and spiritual realities within our own psyches and then let time have its way with what we produce.
	eichingersculpture.com /wordpress/?p=12 (2409 words)

	CFP: Mythology in Contemporary Culture (11/1/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12/06-4/16/06) from Anais Spitzer on 2005-08-23 (Calls For ...
		CFP: Mythology in Contemporary Culture (11/1/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12/06-4/16/06)
		The Mythology in Contemporary Culture panel of the Popular Culture
		All abstracts pertaining to the general theme of mythology in contemporary
	cfp.english.upenn.edu /archive/20th/0379.html (282 words)

	Ancient Greek Mythology \| Contemporary Fantasy & Surreal Artwork Of Domen Lombergar
		The very term Mythology is derived from the Greek word Mythologia, which itself is a combination of 2 words, Mythos, meaning “a ritualized speech” and Logos, which means “a convincing story or an ordered argument”.
		The Greeks referred to the myths throughout their artworks in an effort to shed light on cult practices and ritual traditions that were already ancient but poorly understood.
		If you’d like to personally own a representation of Greek mythology or you know of someone who would fully appreciate an artwork inspired by an enchanting fable, click on the image of your choice and click the link ‘Add To Cart’.
	www.lombergar.com /v6/ancient-greek-mythology-g55.html (311 words)

	Welcome to Kirby's Rainbow Resort!
		This is most notable in the Kirby of the Stars Anime, with all the parodies they have done, but there are also many notable references in the Kirby Game series too.
		Most of them feature ancient to contemporary mythology references — mostly Japanese Mythology, since Kirby is native to Japan, however there are also a slight few ones that sort of relate to Arab Mythology and Egyptian Mythology.
		After some research and asking around, I have written this to point out the connections between Kirby and various types of Spirits, Ghosts and Monsters that most of us “modern-types” might or might not be familiar with.
	kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com /info/mythology (329 words)

	Literary Sculpture :: Ancient Mythology to Contemporary Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		New York, New York — National Sculpture Society (NSS) presents "Literary Sculpture" at its headquarters and exhibition space in the Park Avenue Atrium, located at 237 Park Avenue and 466 Lexington Avenues (between 45th and 46th Streets) in midtown Manhattan.
		The exhibition includes contemporary works by twenty-four sculptors working in the United States today.
		The sculptors in the show have drawn inspiration from a wide range of literary sources: ancient mythology, nursery rhymes, the bible, gothic and contemporary writings.
	www.nationalsculpture.org /nss/exhibits/literary/literary_pr.asp (266 words)

	EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
		But Greek mythology offers so much more: inspiration for many works of art (both written and visual), insight into human nature, a glimpse at an ancient people trying to make sense of phenomena they could not explain, and the source for many names and terms we use today.
		Although myths convey exciting stories about gods and heroes, they are not equivalent to "stories" either in the modern sense of a deliberate fiction or the traditional sense of a folk tale or tall story.
		Before writing, students could discuss how Brueghel and Williams made mythology relevant to their own times, and what mythological themes and meanings are still relevant for the world students live in now.
	edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=234 (3095 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A couple days ago I wrote about the fact the mythology and religion, as viable subjects for the painter's arts, had declined to an alarming degree.
		By their very nature, mythology and religion demand story telling abilities, something that now seems to have been relegated to the art of cartoonists.
		To place it in perspective, to some extent, ancient mythology was seen as an intellectual, perhaps lighthearted, but nonetheless socially acceptable cover for nudity with sexual overtones.
	users.1st.net /jimlane/2001arch/1-14-01.html (435 words)

	Virtue Rewarded (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In fact, when I described this article to a well-read colleague, he was surprised to discover that Alger had been a "real person." Any analysis of contemporary mythology or popular cultural beliefs reminds us that we are, in some ways, paradoxically most ignorant of the most familiar.
		In short, the little contemporary use of Alger in academia is largely nostalgic or ironic.
		Undoubtedly, they must compete with a variety of contradictory cultural messages, but most Americans, whose lives are subtly and mysteriously illuminated by these dreams each day, are not overly troubled by these logical flaws; like Alger they intuitively weave opposing myths into a web of commonly shared belief.
	lfa.atu.edu /Brucker/Alger.html (1924 words)

	Carson, Anne Criticism and Essays
		As a classics scholar, Carson draws on her knowledge of ancient history and mythology in much of her poetry, making frequent allusions to classical literature, music, art, and philosophy.
		Carson's background as a classics scholar colors all of her writings, which feature frequent references to Greek mythology and such ancient poets, philosophers, and historians as Sappho, Plato, and Homer.
		She routinely renders elements of history and mythology in contemporary terms and modern settings, often conceptually closing the distance between the past and the present.
	www.enotes.com /contemporary-literary-criticism/carson-anne (1522 words)

	[No title]
		He was recently featured in two DVDs, Prophecy and the End of Time, a dialog between Jonathan and Mayan scholar John Major Jenkins about the nature of prophecy and the 2012 end date, and Looking Toward the Event Horizon, in which he discusses his research into the metamorphosis of the human species.
		For twenty-seven years he has been using the tools of Jungian psychology to study popular culture, contemporary mythology, and dreams for evidence that we are getting signals form the collective unconscious about the nature of a quantum evolutionary event approaching the human species.
		Philosopher and paranormal investigator Jonathan Zap presented the concept that "mind parasites" (a term first coined in a sci-fi novel by Colin Wilson) could be feeding off the energy of humans and instigating their baser instincts.
	www.coasttocoastam.com /guests/935.html (272 words)

	deseretnews.com \| RDT explores the world of myths
		She added that mythology is common as a "hero's journey," and it teaches us something.
		And that's something that Joseph Campbell laments — the fact that there is a lack of contemporary myths.
		What I've seen lately is that it is the artist that has been keeping mythology alive.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650194828,00.html (648 words)

	Mythology Syllabus Contemporary Anthropology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Contemporary anthropology combines the elements of the "blueprint" theory of myth with structuralism.
		Myths are encoded messages that teach-by means of mediating oppositions-how the society should be organized and warn of potential threats to its structure.
		The traces of these two logics can be found also in the cultural production of a contemporary society, e.g., Hollywood films.
	web.sbu.edu /theology/bychkov/myth_syllabus4.html (229 words)

	World Music Central - Global Beat Fusion and the New Digital Mythology
		Presenting Mythika Electronika, Beres will discuss how electronic musicians worldwide are creating a new global mythology by taking their respective traditional and sacred music forms and placing them into digital format.
		A student of Mythology and Psychology — having attained an undergraduate degree in Religion at Rutgers University in 1997 — Beres draws from the works of Joseph Campbell, Alan Watts, Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade and Ernest Becker in his global approach to modern music and the cultural psyche.
		Mythology and music go hand-in-hand, and when he found about the groundbreaking conference, he immediately approached organizers.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20040524200916579 (622 words)

	Anthropology and Sociology
		In contrast, anthropologists have researched non-industrial societies and small communities within industrialized states using the characteristic methodology of participant observation, in which the investigator lives with a group and becomes familiar with its customs, language, and view of the world.
		Since bureaucratic, industrialized societies have touched the lives of nearly every human group on this planet, the two disciplines have increasingly come to deal with a common, unifying theme: the nature of industrial society, its antecedents, and its impact upon the traditional societies of the Third World.
		Courses in the department focus on the problems of contemporary industrial society, on the nature of non-industrial societies, on the impact of technological and administrative change on the traditional societies of the Third World, and on the methodological and theoretical issues that arise in the study of these topics.
	www.knox.edu /x1707.xml (476 words)

	Japanese Mythology
		The Japanese culture and arts have been strongly influenced by a wide-spread belief in ghosts, demons and supernatural spirits.
		The roots of Japanese mythology are in the Shinto religion, in Taoism and in Zen Buddhism alike.
		Sarumawashi are more a character of real life than of mythology.
	www.artelino.com /articles/japanese_mythology.asp (663 words)

	Savannah College of Art and Design > About > News > 110106 SCAD displays Greek mythology illustrations with ...
		SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah College of Art and Design presents "Mythillogical," a new series of illustrations from Savannah-based illustrator Britt Spencer, Nov. 3–28 at Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
		Spencer’s "Mythillogical" is a blend of Greek mythology and contemporary traditions and beliefs.
		"Greek Mythology is insane, yet a culture founded on this rubbish thrived for centuries," Spencer said.
	www.scad.edu /about/news/topstories/2006/110106.cfm (343 words)

	Classics 208: Mythology
		We will try to answer the question "What is mythology?" by looking closely at the mythological world created by the ancient Greek imagination.
		We will also study Norse mythology, for comparative purposes, and some parallel myths from other cultures, including what we decide are current myths from our contemporary culture.
		Topic # 2 will come from either (a) the readings beginning 3/21, or (b) a mythology we have not studied, or (c) the contemporary mythology of our own society.
	www.haverford.edu /classics/courses/2006S/clst208/index.html (566 words)

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