Religious mythology is an important part of the myth system and an important carrier of culture
Myth is the expression of ancient people to nature andCultural phenomenonThe story of understanding and imagination.It is the unconscious or artistic creation of early human beings.Myth is not a scientific reflection of real life, but becauseremote dateWith the low level of knowledge, human beings begin to think and explore nature and combine their own imagination.
Religion is a cultural phenomenon that appears at a certain historical stage in the development of human society, which is special to societyideology。In the past, people believed thatReal worldThere aresupernaturalThe mysterious power or entity that causes people to produce the mysteryto fearandworshipSo as to extend the belief cognition and ritual activity system, andFolk mythologySimilarly, they also have their own myths and legends, which are connected with each other, which is a kind of spiritual sustenance.
Religious mythology is a legend formed by the absorption of mythical figures and events during the development of religion,It also belongs to a special way of ideological expression.
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Religious mythology
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Religious myth
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Religious mythology is an important part of the myth system and an important carrier of culture
In essence, religion is man's worship and obedience to gods that are beyond nature and man himself.Religion believes that there are gods in the world that transcend all things in the material world, and the gods have the same life characteristics as human beings, such as consciousness and emotion, and can communicate with human life.For its followers, religion is by no means a pile of lessons and theories so simple that it should not be simply understood as the consciousness that only exists in the human brain. It belongs to the spiritual level of spiritual sustenance towards the liberation of life and death.
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Classification of religious myths
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According to the different objects of belief, religion can be divided intoPolytheism（polytheism）、Monotheism（monotheism）、Pantheism（pantheism）
In order to make religious believers act, it is very necessary to publicize. Therefore, in the process of religious development, we should constantly absorb myths, characters and events, and then generate legends based on "God", which is called religious myths.
The essence of religious myth is legend, which is also called religious myth.
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Buddhist myths (absorbing Indian myths, Taoist myths, Chinese folk myths, etc.)
Taoist mythology (absorbing the myths of Chu, Buddhism, Chinese folk mythology, etc.)
Hindu mythology (absorbing Indian mythology)
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Recently, it was found that most of the primitive myths of primitive people occurred inceremonyLater, rather than the modern people, the ceremony was formulated on the basis of the formed myth.The ritual of primitive people was spontaneously formed on the basis of magic, which mostly originated from the simulation of real life, not for worship, but to achieve the relevant practical purposes.Myth is rightceremonyThe origin and effect are gradually formed through interpretation, such asAustralian aboriginesSome tribes hold mass sexual intercourse ceremonies on special festivals in spring;For tribes with a slightly higher development rate, women hold male external genitalia models to dance in line.At first, these ceremonies were a direct replay of sexual behavior, and then there were corresponding fairy tales describing how totem ancestors did this in Taichu Action. When young men held the adult ceremony, the elders used these stories to explain the origin of the corresponding ceremonies, and said that the reason why they had the effect of promoting reproduction was the simulation of the totem ancestors' Taichu Action.
It is closely related to religion and is not a religious totem (seeTotem worship）, Tabu andMannerIdeas are also formed in this stage.
