The Word Café Podcast with Amax

S2 Ep. 116 The Scots and Storytelling

March 01, 2023 Amachree Isoboye Afanyaa Season 2 Episode 116
The Word Café Podcast with Amax
S2 Ep. 116 The Scots and Storytelling
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Show Notes

How are myths created? What are they?


The word Myth has its origin in the Greek word mythos

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The word Myth derives from the Greek mythos, which has a range of meanings from “word” through “saying” and “story” to “fiction”; the unquestioned validity of mythos can be contrasted with logos, the word whose validity or truth can be argued and demonstrated. Because myths narrate fantastic events with no attempt at proof, it is sometimes assumed that they are simply stories with no factual basis, and the word has become a synonym for falsehood or, at best, misconception. In the study of religion, however, it is important to distinguish between myths and stories that are merely untrue. https://www.britannica.com/topic/myth


From my observation, cultures, no matter how sophisticated or mundane, have their building blocks from what members of the community from whence the cultures emanate come to believe and transmit the same over generations, following a pattern that is woven into the fabric of that community taking advantage of the social connections that exist within the community.

One way that all of these are created and animated is through the instrument of storytelling, which, more often than not, is expressed in lore; a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth. 

A society that thrives cherishes its history and has devised ways to preserve these pieces of history. It is like perpetuating good through repetition, with each line of repletion pointing to a rich heritage encapsulated in words.


A group of people that have gotten my attention to the above submission is the Scots. I appreciate how the Scots have come to harness the power of storytelling, which now has a global appeal.


In this episode of the Word Café, I will be looking at this beautiful art of storytelling, which the Scots have come to weaponize in a good way in building their society, growing it like a farm that is cultivating a field carefully providing the field with all the necessary ingredients in making it blossom

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