Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Modern Infernal Culture Hero as an Element of Religious Mythology

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (2)
Authors
Ivanova, Evgenia V.
Contact information
Ivanova, Evgenia V.: Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin, 51 Lenina, Ekaterinburg, 620083 Russia; e-mail:
Keywords
myth; religion; religious mythology; fairytale; culture hero; archetype
Abstract

In this article we examine the reasons of the appeal of modern religious mythology to infernal creatures. We consider the main lines of myth-making and their peculiarities. We prove that the mythological narrative of modernity has a profoundly archaic structure. We study the reasons of attractiveness of an infernal hero through the example of S. Meyer’s “Twilight” tetralogy. In the article we de fi ne this phenomenon, indicate special characteristics of the infernal hero connected with the modern mass culture.

Pages
194-201
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/9605

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