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A New GnosisDreaming the Myth Onward: Comic Books as Contemporary Mythologies

A New Gnosis: Dreaming the Myth Onward: Comic Books as Contemporary Mythologies [As Joseph Campbell noted, our mythologies are in tatters, as fragmented as the global collective consciousness we now reside in. The new “mythogenic zone” of myth-making is not a geographical location, as of old, when communities could tell stories in relative isolation, but within the creatives: the artists, filmmakers, dancers, writers….and comic book creators? This chapter argues this to be the case, noting current examples of how authors of comics draw upon mythic material from their own diverse cultural backgrounds to weave tales of fantasy and magic relevant for our time. A second point is that a valid “loreway,” a network of storied performances rich with transformative ideas, has more allure today than any project to reconstitute yesterday’s fragmented myths.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New GnosisDreaming the Myth Onward: Comic Books as Contemporary Mythologies

Part of the Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture Book Series
Editors: Odorisio, David M.
Chalquist, Craig
A New Gnosis — Jan 1, 2023
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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
ISBN
978-3-031-20126-4
Pages
15 –24
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-20127-1_2
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Abstract

[As Joseph Campbell noted, our mythologies are in tatters, as fragmented as the global collective consciousness we now reside in. The new “mythogenic zone” of myth-making is not a geographical location, as of old, when communities could tell stories in relative isolation, but within the creatives: the artists, filmmakers, dancers, writers….and comic book creators? This chapter argues this to be the case, noting current examples of how authors of comics draw upon mythic material from their own diverse cultural backgrounds to weave tales of fantasy and magic relevant for our time. A second point is that a valid “loreway,” a network of storied performances rich with transformative ideas, has more allure today than any project to reconstitute yesterday’s fragmented myths.]

Published: Jan 1, 2023

Keywords: Mythology; Joseph Campbell; Story; Mythogenic; Loreway

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