Meanings
plural antimyths
- human sciencesA belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
Indeed, one way of reading this is not as a myth, but as an antimyth, intended to limit further mythic development.
2004, Howard Schwartz, Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism1 more example
On a deeper level, Stivers believes, there is "an underlying commonality" to myth and ritual of traditional societies and the antimyth of modern, technological society.
1996, John R. Maier, Desert Songs, page 86
Origin
Translations
Portuguese antimito
- antimitoa belief or system that opposes a myth or myths
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