Image of mythology

The requirement of scientific judgement of the richest mythological material was realised by the author after creation more than 200 pictures devoted to art interpretation of plots Scandinavian, Celt, Slavic, Greek, Indian, Iranian, Finno-Ugric and other myths. Comprehension of sense of the European mythology and world mythologies can be, in opinion of the author, key to understanding of such significant modern questions, as, for example, a problem of law of occurrence social project and social myths or a phenomenon of an enhanced attention to an ancient mythological heritage in a modern society.

You see if in Russia numerous cultural mythological communities, - fans of Tolkien, Slavic, Celt, Nordic, Indian, Zoroastrian and other mythologies, - only recently in foreign democratic societies this process was developed much earlier are organised. There already for a long time there are cultural movements Asatru, Wicca, Druidism etc. which participate in elections, being blocked frequently with the ecological and liberal organisations. About activity of owners of similar sights speaks also acquaintance with domestic both world Internet and its mythological forums and web-resources.

Interests of peoples Central and the East Europe to the mythological heritage were to no small degree caused by formation of the new states. But, it is thought, the reason of such attention is far from being it one. Pictures queness and expressiveness of ancient mythologies, the heroic, romantic worlds with their century systems of values carry away young people simultaneously the authenticity and esoteric. Other people enable to realise prominent features of " mythological soul " own and other peoples. This process goes in all-European and even world scales, on the one hand, it is enough to recollect the spokesman of outlook European new right Alaine de Benoix, with another - J. Attali, long time being one of key figures of Europe.

The Understanding of text, sign character of ancient myths opens access to the invaluable information for historians, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists and the opportunity of a new sight on occurrence and functioning modern mythologies (political, sports, weights - media and gives many others).

The Author believes he in a condition to bring in the feasible contribution to performance of so actual problem for a society - comprehension of sense of ancient mythologies.

Alex Fantalov.