Vol. 4 No. S-8 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-8, Year 2022
Articles

Mythology Presupposes Ethnic Group Life-The Tradition of Mother Goddess Worship and Paternal Social Formation

Veeralakshmi S
Department of Tamil, Devanga Arts College, Aruppukottai-626101, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-07-21

Keywords

  • Mother Goddess,
  • Worship,
  • Social Structure,
  • Ethnic Group Life

How to Cite

S, V. (2022). Mythology Presupposes Ethnic Group Life-The Tradition of Mother Goddess Worship and Paternal Social Formation. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-8), 248-254. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s836

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Abstract

Myths, which are man-made fictions, are denoted by the term "mythology" by anthropologists. These myths, created by the imagination of the people, are the ones that convey the history and values of life to society. In this, religious myths are the lifeblood of a society and a language that expresses thought. Religious myths serve to strengthen the religious beliefs of a race and the social structure of that race. Civilization in social life. Although the culture has developed in many steps, information technology has reached its peak, and the objective changes, the majority of these stories about God, in the subjective sense, stop them at the point of origin of the stories. In Indian social culture, where myths are culturally valuable, each caste uses mythological stories to distinguish themselves from other castes. Based on this, the Devangar people also have their own myths. They live by considering the worship of the Mother Goddess as their cultural discipline. This article examines their social life from a sociological point of view, presenting their mythology and following the worship of the mother goddess and the paternal way of life in their social life.

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