Week 1 Flashcards
1
Q
_______ a system of classification
A
taxonomy
2
Q
_______a story with supernatural characters
_______usually explains something about culture or the world
A
divine myth
3
Q
_______also called heroic myth
_______deeds of great human heroes and heroines
_______they bring about benefits for their communities
A
legends
4
Q
______a story with human or animal characters with a moral
A
folklore
5
Q
What is Myth?
A
a story with collective importance for a group
of people can explain or motivate belief, but is not
belief in and of itself
6
Q
a ________ is the total collection of various
mythic stories within a particular cultural
tradition
A
mythology
