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myth as charter: a standalone construct

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Mythology

Malinowski's view that myth works as a charter that justifies present institutions, rights and rituals by tying them to sacred events of the past.

In mythology, myth as charter refers to Malinowski's view that myth works as a charter that justifies present institutions, rights and rituals by tying them to sacred events of the past. This meaning comes from Malinowski (1926) in Myth in primitive psychology.[1]

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  1. Malinowski, B. (1926). Myth in primitive psychology. Negro Universities Press. ISBN 9780837159546

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