Ideology and myth: a critical reflection

• Autor: Ansión, Juan
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1985
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/801
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/801
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

The theoretical reflection that is presented responded to a need: to formulate a conceptual criticism that would allow the contributions of Marxism and cultural anthropology to be used for the study of Ayacucho stories. Mythical thought is not a mere "falsification" of reality as a common interpretation of the Marxist tradition implies. A review of the approaches of Marx and Engels, and of later authors, culminates in a conceptualization of its own that points out clues to the study of mythical thought and of the way of thinking, of cultural shock and syncretism.