This theory essentially states that myths are designed in order to tell a story, or to explain how, through supernatural means, a particular event took place (Eliade, 1998). Using this definition from Eliade himself, it is much easier to discuss the importance of religious ritual and its tie to myths. Because myths perform the task of explaining what may have only been explainable through sheer faith without myths in place, religions are able to build a somewhat solid foundation for the members of that religion. However, no myth could be expected to merely stand on its own within a religion without some symbolic importance of the myth being demonstrated- this is where the element of religious ritual comes into play. The ritual makes it possible for a logical connection between myth and reality to occur in the mind of a faithful individual. As a quick example, for those of the Jewish faith, the lighting of the Menorah during certain expressions of faith is a concrete way to impress upon the faithful that the myth of the lamps that were lit as a means of survival in the classic Hebrew texts is something that is worthy of remembering in the present day. Lastly, the performance of religious ritual, it can logically be argued, is critically important in the modern day of technology, when people are typically jaded to the point where believing that most things that are seen or heard are more likely to be artificially generated by a computer than to be representative of something real. Therefore, the religious ritual provides a sense of reality to the myth itself.
5.What is one key theme of Sigmund Freud in regards to religious belief?
In order to fairly evaluate the themes of Freud in regard to religious belief, it is important to first acknowledge that Freud-based much...
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