OPPOSING THE CONCEPTS OF "MYTH" AND "POLITICAL MYTH": RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWPOINT

The article proposes a distinction between the concepts of "myth" and "political myth" based on their relationship to problems history personality in it. There is considered gap mythological logocentric, as well positivist picture world, differences regarding individual's self-consciousness its place world history. It determined that there fundamental difference myth primary form way it recorded literary or philosophical sources. role will freedom necessity context shown; these are opposed historicism. part sacred materialistic considered, main archaic political one given. man society demonstrated, according myth, modern ideologies theories This position events myth. A connection traced development concept "ideology" corresponding replacement manifestations ancient consciousness with elements also demonstrates process human alienation, which takes due influence mythology society. concluded have nothing common sacred: socio-cultural communicative functions. idea given demonization through prism wording inappropriate, because should turn consideration at severe religious level understand possibility returning sociocultural guidelines person bringing him out state alienation from world.