Quotes by Oakley, Ann

If love means that one person absorbs the other, then no real relation >>

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The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. >>

Quotations about Myth

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. >>

It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no >>

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather th >>

The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values. Because myth anchors the present in the past it is a sociological charter for a future society which is an exact replica of the present one.

Oakley, Ann