TY - JOUR

T1 - RELIGIOUS FANTASY AS ELEMENT OF CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS MYTHOLOGY

AU - Ivanova, Evgenia V.

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - In this article we define the notion religious mythology. Nowadays there is necessity to introduce this notion into the field of Religion Studies, as it better explains the interconnections between myth and religion. We also give basic definitions of such terms as myth, religion, religious mythology components. In contemporary youth subculture Religious fantasy is described as an element of religious mythology. In the article we define this phenomenon, specify peculiarities of religious fantasy associated with contemporary mass culture.

AB - In this article we define the notion religious mythology. Nowadays there is necessity to introduce this notion into the field of Religion Studies, as it better explains the interconnections between myth and religion. We also give basic definitions of such terms as myth, religion, religious mythology components. In contemporary youth subculture Religious fantasy is described as an element of religious mythology. In the article we define this phenomenon, specify peculiarities of religious fantasy associated with contemporary mass culture.

UR - https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=17272246

M3 - Article

VL - 5

SP - 56

EP - 62

JO - Журнал Сибирского федерального университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки

JF - Журнал Сибирского федерального университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки

SN - 1997-1370

IS - 1

ER -