Historical and culturological analysis of the mythology of the people from the point of evolutionary aspect: archaic mythology

Afanasev Nurgun Vyacheslavovich

This article is devoted to the study of the evolutionary aspect of archaic mythology. The work touches upon the problems of archaic mythology as a reflection of collective forms of activity and the collective nature of the acquisition and transfer of knowledge. The author came to the conclusion that the tribal organization of primitive tribes was reflected in archaic myths. And through archaic myths, the social order was consolidated, they sanctioned the right of a tribe, group, collective to a certain habitat, established tribal rituals, traditions, a system of moral principles, that is, archaic myths in antiquity played an important social role.

Keywords:Mythology, archaic myth, cultural analysis, worldview, myth.