Course

Mythology

Comparative mythology: Greek, Norse, Eastern myths and their role in psychology and politics

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8

Modules

24

Articles

~2 h

Reading

IV

CLOs

§ 01 — Curriculum

8 modules.

Each module is a small unit. Most read in sequence — but a determined reader can begin anywhere.

M I
World Mythologies: Structures and Archetypes
Greek, Norse, Eastern, and other mythological systems
3 articles
18 min
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M II
Mythology and Modernity: Narrative, Power, Identity
How myths operate in politics, mass culture, and self-understanding
3 articles
18 min
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M III
Eastern Mythologies
Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Near Eastern mythologies
3 articles
18 min
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M IV
Myth and Modernity
The functions of myth today: politics, marketing, cinema, personal identity
3 articles
18 min
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M V
Mythologies of Africa and the Americas
Yoruba, Aztecs, Maya, and other New World traditions
3 articles
18 min
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M VI
Myth in Literature and Art
How mythological patterns live on in great works
3 articles
18 min
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M VII
Political Myths and the Mythology of the Masses
How myths shape nations, movements, and the media sphere
3 articles
18 min
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M VIII
Mythology of the 21st Century: Digital Gods and Network Legends
How archaic mythological patterns persist in the digital age
3 articles
18 min
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§ 02 — Learning outcomes

4 outcomes.

CLO I

World Mythologies

Recognize and navigate key mythological systems and their narratives.

CLO II

Archetypes

Understand Jungian theory of archetypes and the collective unconscious.

CLO III

Myth and Psychology

Apply mythological patterns to the analysis of personal and cultural narratives.

CLO IV

Political Myths

Analyze mythological structures in politics and mass culture.

§ 03 — Practices

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