Myth and ritual are two central components of religious practice. Although myth and ritual are commonly united as parts of religion, the exact relationship...

recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. The word "myth" comes from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mȳthos), meaning 'speech, narrative, fiction, myth, plot'....

George Thomson, and others. They earned this title because of their shared interest in ritual, specifically their attempts to explain myth and early forms...

viewed myth and ritual as complementary symbol systems, one verbal, one non-verbal. Lévi-Strauss was not concerned to develop a theory of ritual (although...

The Power of Myth is a book based on the 1988 PBS documentary Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary was originally broadcast as six one-hour...

origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. Creation myths are a type of origin myth narrating...

alternate states of consciousness Myth and ritual – Two central components of religious practice Relationship between religion and science Religio – Latin origin...

The white lighter myth or white lighter curse is an urban legend based on the 27 Club in which it is claimed several musicians and artists died while in...

movements List of modern pagan temples List of religions and spiritual traditions Myth and ritual Naturalistic pantheism Nature worship Panentheism Polytheism...

called "magical", the myth and the ritual are particularly closely tied. Many of the myth-like stories that appear in the rituals' texts are not found...