title: Representation of Myth in Traditional Indian Culture
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metadata.value: Albedil, Margarita F.
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metadata.value: 2020-07-15T18:56:23Z
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metadata.value: 2020-07-15T18:56:23Z
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metadata.value: 2020-06
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metadata.value: Albedil M. F. Representation of Myth in Traditional Indian Culture. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, pp. 262–275.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2020.207
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/18689
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metadata.value: The myth is perceived in modern Western culture as a relic of the distant past, in contrast to
  this, in Indian traditional culture the myth has not been supplanted by science, philosophy
  and other ways of knowing the world; he retains his vitality and actively exists in modern life.
  In this article, the term “myth” does not mean the illusory reflection of reality for building a
  fantastic picture of the world, but as a special way of perceiving and understanding life. Its
  particular manifestation is a verbal text with a statement of value-world outlook truths. The
  myth existed at the origins of Indian traditional culture as a solid foundation and served as
  the main way to organize its main material. It is in myths that the most important knowledge,
  standards and attitudes were recorded and stored. A number of examples analyze the
  reflection of myth in Hinduism, in temporal representations and in festive ritual practices
  deeply rooted in the traditional culture of India. Hinduism, unlike the dogmatic Abrahamic
  religions of scripture, is a mythological religion. For centuries, it existed in line with mythology,
  which provided ready-made matrices for religious, theological, philosophical and other
  ideas. On the basis of myths, a repertoire of basic symbols, ideas and concepts of this religion
  was formed. The temporal representations of traditional Indian culture also go back to mythological
  sources. The cyclic model of mythological time was reflected, in particular, in Indian
  calendar-chronological systems. Myths constantly serve as the basis and explanation of many
  holidays in the traditional calendar ritual. The above examples convince that the whole history
  of the existence of traditional Indian culture is permeated by mythology, which functions as a
  kind of information-modeling system, permeating almost all spheres of human life.
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 12; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: India
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metadata.value: traditional culture
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metadata.value: myth
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metadata.value: Hinduism
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metadata.value: temporal representations
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metadata.value: rituals
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metadata.value: holidays
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metadata.value: Representation of Myth in Traditional Indian Culture
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