Mythical systems: sign and symbol

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Títol: Mythical systems: sign and symbol
Autors: Usó i Domènech, Josep Lluís | Gash, Hugh | Nescolarde-Selva, Josué Antonio | Segura, Lorena
Grups d'investigació o GITE: Sistémica y Cibernética (SYC)
Centre, Departament o Servei: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Matemática Aplicada
Paraules clau: Belief systems | Connotative significance | Correspondence | Myth | Mythical drift | Symbol | Symbolized | Symbolizing
Data de publicació: 16-de maig-2023
Editor: Emerald
Citació bibliogràfica: Kybernetes. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-01-2023-0140
Resum: Purpose – The process of elaboration of the symbolic universe leads to important insights into the role of symbols in understanding human reasoning. Symbols become explanatory axes of universal global realities. Myths were constructed on these explanatory paths forming a superstructure of all belief systems with paraconsistent logic for the symbolism and a symbolic syntax. Myths and symbols are to be found in all cultures. Some of the most powerful and influential ones occur in popular culture since these often have the greatest immediate social impact. Design/methodology/approach – Semiotic and logical development of the symbols is in mythical systems. The dissolution of the myth and the degradation of the myth's symbols constitute a long-drawn-out process in modern Western society and wherever s influence reaches. Myth is a story that may contain symbolic elements, but compared to the symbols or images of the exceptional, myth is characterized by a “story.” Findings – Starting from a minimal definition to define myths and propose the following definition: Myth is a traditional tale that relates memorable and exemplary actions of extraordinary personages in prestigious and distant times, and myths have various forms and functions, perhaps some more clearly defined with a signifier than others, and different approaches can be combined for a better understanding of the myths. Dispensing with such simplistic assertions, and starting from a minimal definition to define myth, myth is a traditional tale that relates memorable and exemplary actions of extraordinary personages in prestigious and distant times. Originality/value – Any symbol F originates in a unit that has two aspects and functions when the unit is restored. Thus, the symbol is rather “for something” than “of something” and the symbolic objects express the objects' correspondence in one unit or hendiadys. One semantic characteristic of symbols is “recognition”. The symbol F reveals a reality by means of the homogenous association of the signifier and significance in the symbol's constitution; although reality is separate, there is a homogeneous relation between the symbolizing and symbolized in symbolization.
Patrocinadors: This research work has been partially funded by the Spanish Government and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) through the project TRIVIAL: Technological Resources for Intelligent VIral AnaLysis through NLP (PID2021-122263OB-C22).
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/141488
ISSN: 0368-492X (Print) | 1758-7883 (Online)
DOI: 10.1108/K-01-2023-0140
Idioma: eng
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Drets: © Emerald Publishing Limited
Revisió científica: si
Versió de l'editor: https://doi.org/10.1108/K-01-2023-0140
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