Myths as Instructions from Ancestors: The Example of Oedipus
The growing interest in dual-inheritance models of human evolution has focused attention on culture as a means by which ancestors transmitted acquired phenotypic characteristics to their descendants. The ability of cultural behaviors to be repeatedly transmitted from ancestors to descendants enables...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1997
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Zygon
Année: 1997, Volume: 32, Numéro: 3, Pages: 341-350 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Évolution
B Tradition B Religion B Mythology B Oedipus |
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| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | The growing interest in dual-inheritance models of human evolution has focused attention on culture as a means by which ancestors transmitted acquired phenotypic characteristics to their descendants. The ability of cultural behaviors to be repeatedly transmitted from ancestors to descendants enables individuals to influence their descendant-leaving success over many more generations than are usually coclusive fitness. This essay proposes that traditional stories, or myths, can be seen as a way in which ancestors influence their descendant-leaving success by influencing the behavior of many generations of their descendants. The myth of Oedipus is used as an example of a traditional story aimed at promoting proper behavior and cooperation among kin. This interpretation of the Oedipus myth is contrasted with Freudian and structuralist interpretations. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00095 |