Mythical Thought

Some articles on mythical, mythical thought, thought:

Claude Lévi-Strauss - Theories - The Structuralist Approach To Myth
... On one hand, mythical stories are fantastic and unpredictable the content of myth seems completely arbitrary ... similar Lévi-Strauss proposed that universal laws must govern mythical thought and resolve this seeming paradox, producing similar myths in different cultures ... it is just one particular instance of a universal law of human thought ...

Famous quotes containing the words thought and/or mythical:

    “Who would have thought my shrivelled heart
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