“MYTH”
Definition
of Myth
Myths are symbolic tales of the distant past (often
primordial times) that concern cosmogony and cosmology (the origin and nature
of the universe), may be connected to belief systems or rituals, and may serve
to direct social action and values.Myth
also tells the adventures of the gods, their love story, their war stories and
so on.
There are a number of general conceptual frameworks involved in
definitions of myth, including these:
- Myths
are Cosmogonic Narratives, connected with the Foundation or Origin of the
Universe (and key beings within that universe), though often specifically
in terms of a particular culture or region. Given the connection to
origins, the setting is typically primordial (the beginning of time) and
characters are proto-human or deific. Myths also often have cosmogonic
overtones even when not fully cosmogonic, for instance dealing with
origins of important elements of the culture (food, medicine, ceremonies,
etc.).
- Myths
are Narratives of a Sacred Nature, often connected with some Ritual. Myths
are often foundational or key narratives associated with religions. These
narratives are believed to be true from within the associated faith system (though sometimes that truth is
understood to be metaphorical rather than literal). Within any given
culture there may be sacred and secular myths coexisting.
- Myths
are Narratives Formative or Reflective of Social Order or Values within a
Culture (e.g. functionalism).
- Myths
are Narratives Representative of a Particular Epistemology or Way of
Understanding Nature and Organizing Thought. For example, structuralism recognizes
paired bundles of opposites (or dualities -- like light and dark) as
central to myths.
- Mythic
Narratives often Involve Heroic Characters (possibly proto-humans, super
humans, or gods) who mediate inherent, troubling dualities, reconcile us
to our realities, or establish the patterns for life as we know it.
- Myths
are Narratives that are "Counter-Factual in featuring actors and
actions that confound the conventions of routine experience"
(McDowell, 80).
Characteristics:
(1) They have no philosophy of any kind.
(2) They have no exact time of the births of gods. It means they have no
real history of their imagined gods.
(3) They have no scientific
description of any kind regarding the creation and destruction of the world, or
birth of souls and etc.
(4) There is no definite place or dimension for their gods to live in.
Just some vague imaginations like the Greek gods are supposed to live on Mount
Olympus in Greece.
(5) There is absolutely no description of the Divineness of gods.
(6) Their gods and goddesses are
filled with human weaknesses like lust, greed, jealously and anger etc., and
(7) Usually the story makes no sense /
no sense outside
Here is an example of the myths that we often
hear from our parents used to :
Covered with a mat
Do you covered with mats because someday you will
be rolled by the waves when bathing in the sea .
Yelling dirty words in the forest .
Do you speak yelling obscenities while in the
woods , because you will soon enter the evil spirits who control yourself (
trance ) .
Photographed together in an odd number
Do not take pictures in an odd number because one
of the photographed will quickly die . Usually the middle .
Sneezing while going traveling
You can not directly use the vehicle is traveling
either or not after bersin.Paling not you wait a few minutes and then may go
after a sneeze , sneeze because if you go straight you are lost somewhere along
the way .
Sad habit during pregnancy
Do not always sad when pregnant , because later
will get a whiny child .
Jaka Tarub
Once upon a
time, there was a young man named Jaka Tarub. He lived in a small village that
had a beautiful lake. He usually walked around there.Cincin American Diamon
Model Keping
One day,
seven fairies went down to the earth to take a bath at a lake. They played with
the pure water happily. One of them was Nawang Wulan. She had a very beautiful
face. When they were taking a bath, Jaka Tarub peeped from the bush. He looked
at Nawang Wulan and fell in love with her. He decided to take her shawl which
was lying near the lake.
After the
seven fairies had taken a bath, they took their shawl to go back to the heaven.
How surprised Nawang Wulan was when she knew that her shawl had lost. It meant
that she could not go back to the heaven. Jaka Tarub saw her and offered her to
live in his house for a while. Nawang Wulan agreed with him.
Few weeks
later, he married Nawang Wulan. She became a good wife for Jaka Tarub. They had
a beautiful baby named Nawangsih. They loved her very much.
One
afternoon, Nawang Wulan saw her shawl lied down in Jaka Tarub’s box. She was
very shocked. Finally, she knew that Jaka Tarub had stolen her shawl in order
to be able to marry her. She decided to leave Jaka Tarub and her baby. She went
back to the heaven
Title : Jaka Tarub
Theme : The story
life of a boy who has a wife of
an angel
Setting : In the forest
Plot : Advanced
Characterizations :
-
Jake Tarub:
reckless
Short minded
Selfish
-
Dewi Nawang Wulan:
Be Great
Forgiving
Merciful
Point of view : Third person point of view
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