MYTHS OF CREATION
2. Definitions
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* M Y T H O -
from the Greek μῦθος : ‘Word of mouth or folk storytelling tradition’ - P O E I C * from the Greek ποιέω : ‘To make, produce or give rise to; as in the composition of poetry’ |
M Y T H O P O E I C
By Mythopoeic I mean: the same understanding denoted by the ancient Greek (cpd adj.) μυθοποιος (muthopoios): — Myth-making, or the typical mode of mythical thinking associated w/ the popular folk beliefs & primitive religious rites prevalent among ancestral cultures from Neolithic times down to the early Iron age. |
* C O S M O -
from the Greek κόσμος : 'The world or universe as an ordered system' - V I S I O N * from the Latin vīsiō : 'Seeing, or point of view' |
C O S M O V I S I O N
By Cosmovision I mean: a commonly-held worldview or understanding about the nature of the cosmos central to the specific cultural mindset shared by a large or small group of people & manifestly expressed in all aspects of their customary practices & routine ways of life. |