Open AccessInterpretation of bang: Potentials of observing contemporary cosmogony as a mythical narrative
Author(s) -
Milan Tomašević
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
glasnik etnografskog instituta/glasnik etnografskog instituta sanu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-8259
pISSN - 0350-0861
DOI - 10.2298/gei2101187t
Subject(s) - cosmogony , cosmology , folklore , narrative , interpretation (philosophy) , mythology , literature , philosophy , secularization , perspective (graphical) , epistemology , art , physics , astronomy , religious studies , linguistics , visual arts
The text provides a summary of the arguments that justify the anthropological pursuit of modern cosmology, especially its receptive and popular expression. It proposes theoretical observation of popular cosmology, especially its cosmogonic segment, as a form of modern secularized myth that contains the characteristics of a conventional folklore narrative. It provides a short set of ideas that contextualize popular cosmology into a culture war waged by certain Christian theologians and secular philosophers at the turn of the millennium. The paper points out potentials of the anthropological perspective of popular cosmology.