author: Vitaly Zablotskyi
Urgency of the research. One of the most obvious and efficient form of spiritual influence is a myth. Mythology as sophisticated form of cognitive and emotional experience – not only a part of ancient heritage, but crucially important weapon in contemporary world.
Target setting. Discoursive strategy represents a way for modern interpretation of mythological worldview as cognitive «packing» of senses and relevant expressive deployment of the core social values.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Theoretical explorations within mythological Universe have a deep roots – from the Ancient world till our times. Cotemporary thought expresses an important conclusion about myth as evergreen form of worldview, as source of art, creative thinking and so on. Prominent tribute in mythological studies was done by R.Barthes, J. Baudrillard, M. Eliade, A. Losev, V. Toporov, M. Popovich, V. Skurativskyy, S. Krymskyy etc.
The research objective. Discoursive mythology is a definite program of gradual reconstruction of mythological design – where mythology is a great set (depository) of social experience. Deployment of such experience establish itself through the core functions. Therefore, main way for the adequate understanding of mythology nature (and mission) is (relatively) comprehensive characteristic of mythological functions.
The statement of basic material. The proposed article is devoted to the discoursive analysis of the nature and essence of the myth, which is understood as an invariant form of the organization of consciousness, as it exists from ancient times to the present day. Its existence is connected with the need for a comprehensive explanation of everything essential, on which the preservation and existence of the community depends. Such “completion” to completeness is carried out, including with the help of imagination, non-linear thinking, the form of which is a myth. The myth realizes its essence through a number of interconnected functions, each of which itself contains a number of corresponding “child” functions. The most important of them are socio-creative (social), cognitive (worldview), and expressive.
Conclusions. Myth is an embodiment of deep dimensions of human nature. Each stage of history has relevant core version of mythology. It’s a necessary element (and mental formation) of all other specialized forms of social and individual consciousness.
Keywords: myth, mythology, discoursive mythology, worldview, functions.
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