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Exploring a prominent digital mythology, this book proposes a new
way of viewing both online narratives and the online communities
which tell them. The Slender Man - a monster known for making
children disappear and causing violent deaths to the adults who
seek to know more about him - is used as an extended case study to
explore the role of digital communities, as well as the question of
the existence of a broader "digital culture". Structural
anthropological mythic analysis and ethnographic details
demonstrate how the Slender Man mythology is structured, and how
its everlasting nature in the online communities demonstrates an
importance of the mythos.
Exploring a prominent digital mythology, this book proposes a new
way of viewing both online narratives and the online communities
which tell them. The Slender Man - a monster known for making
children disappear and causing violent deaths to the adults who
seek to know more about him - is used as an extended case study to
explore the role of digital communities, as well as the question of
the existence of a broader "digital culture". Structural
anthropological mythic analysis and ethnographic details
demonstrate how the Slender Man mythology is structured, and how
its everlasting nature in the online communities demonstrates an
importance of the mythos.
What is myth? Why do myths exist? What do myths do? Where are myths
going? This reader is organized into four parts which explore these
questions. Drawing on over 10 years of experience teaching myth in
religious studies and anthropology departments in the UK, USA and
Continental Europe, the editors have brought together seminal works
in the theory of myth. Key features include: - a general
introduction to the reader that outlines a comparative and
interpretative framework - an introduction contextualizing each
part and sub-section - an introduction to each reading by the
editors - supporting online resources that provide discussion
questions and further reading suggestions, including primary
sources. From functionalism to feminism, nationalism to
globalization, and psychoanalysis to spatial analysis, this reader
covers the classic and contemporary theories and approaches needed
to understand what myth is, why myths exist, what they do, and what
the future holds for them.
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