Reviving Myth as Conceptual Metaphor: Mythos as a Mode of Thought
Abstract
Chapter III introduces insights from cognitive narratology and cognitive sciences to explain human proclivity for storytelling as a meaning-making strategy to cope with experience and to project future action.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Narrative Theory and Analysis
Language
Metaphor
and Cognition
Folklore
Mythology
and Literature Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 37–51
- Publication date
- 3 February 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter