Theories of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #12
This week, we're talking about theories of Myth. We'll look at the different ways mythology has been studied in the last couple of millenia, and talk about the ...
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Hey there, I'm Mike Rugnetta This is Crash Course mythology, and in the first episode of this series, we defined what we mean by myth. I also said that we weren't gonna get too theoretical because the theory of mythology gets complicated quickly-- but you all have <i>asked</i> for an episode on theories of mythology; ...and if you know me, and the other things that I make, you know how I feel.. about talking theory. So... that's what we're gonna do; and, ok, that ask may have just been some strong-arming from Thoth, but who can say no to that face?!? [intro music] So.. let's look at how people think about mythology and give you some ideas about how to analyze myths yourself. We're gonna start with the definition of MYTH - OLOGY Unlike myths t...
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Hey there, I'm Mike Rugnetta This is Crash Course mythology, and in the first episode of this series, we defined what we mean by myth. I also said that we weren't gonna get too theoretical because the theory of mythology gets complicated quickly-- but you all have <i>asked</i> for an episode on theories of mythology; ...and if you know me, and the other things that I make, you know how I feel.. about talking theory. So... that's what we're gonna do; and, ok, that ask may have just been some strong-arming from Thoth, but who can say no to that face?!? [intro music] So.. let's look at how people think about mythology and give you some ideas about how to analyze myths yourself. We're gonna start with the definition of MYTH - OLOGY Unlike myths t...
