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wateryTart · 03-17-2003, 04:01 PM

What's the difference between mythology and religion?

03-17-2003, 04:06 PM

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Biff the unclean · 03-17-2003, 04:08 PM

Mythology belongs to someone else.

If you get the chance look at the Time Life Mythology series of books.
The have Indian Myths, Greek Myths, Celtic Myths, Viking Myths and Christian Legends

Mageth · 03-17-2003, 04:17 PM

They're spelled differently?

Bill Snedden · 03-17-2003, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Biff the unclean
Mythology belongs to someone else.

Ho, yuss!

Ojuice5001 · 03-17-2003, 06:07 PM

The gods I believe in (Roman/Greek) are generally considered to fall under the category of "mythology." I don't try to fight this labeling; rather, I try to rehabilitate the word "mythology." I freely refer to "Roman mythology," and consider mythology to be legitimate knowledge just as much as geology or ornithology. (A corollary of this usage is that much of Christian theology is also mythology, and often doesn't even have the benefit of being true.)

The etymological meaning of "myth" is "sacred story," not something that connotes falsehood. That's what the Romans and Greeks meant when they called their stories myths, and that's what I mean.

Ojuice

beastmaster · 03-17-2003, 06:55 PM

Idea #1: Religion is sectarian whereas mythology is non-exclusive. Mythological believers don't get hung up on "canon."

Idea #2: Religions tend to have a metaphysics; mythologies don't.

Eudaimonist · 03-17-2003, 08:02 PM

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Eudaimonist · 03-17-2003, 08:03 PM

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Eudaimonist · 03-17-2003, 08:05 PM

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03-17-2003, 04:01 PM	#1
wateryTart Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saratoga, California Posts: 15	mythology v. religion What's the difference between mythology and religion?

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03-17-2003, 04:08 PM	#3
Biff the unclean Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: an inaccessible island fortress Posts: 10,638	Mythology belongs to someone else. If you get the chance look at the Time Life Mythology series of books. The have Indian Myths, Greek Myths, Celtic Myths, Viking Myths and Christian Legends

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Mageth Contributor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deep in the heart of mother-lovin' Texas Posts: 29,689	They're spelled differently?

03-17-2003, 06:07 PM	#6
Ojuice5001 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A city in Florida that I love Posts: 3,416	The gods I believe in (Roman/Greek) are generally considered to fall under the category of "mythology." I don't try to fight this labeling; rather, I try to rehabilitate the word "mythology." I freely refer to "Roman mythology," and consider mythology to be legitimate knowledge just as much as geology or ornithology. (A corollary of this usage is that much of Christian theology is also mythology, and often doesn't even have the benefit of being true.) The etymological meaning of "myth" is "sacred story," not something that connotes falsehood. That's what the Romans and Greeks meant when they called their stories myths, and that's what I mean. Ojuice

03-17-2003, 06:55 PM	#7
beastmaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Madrid / I am a: Lifelong atheist Posts: 885	Idea #1: Religion is sectarian whereas mythology is non-exclusive. Mythological believers don't get hung up on "canon." Idea #2: Religions tend to have a metaphysics; mythologies don't.

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