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Mythosophie and Paremiosophie Luba

Mythosophie and Paremiosophie Luba

Munyoka Mwana Cyalu, Adrien

Paperback

General Sociology

ISBN10: 620889672X
ISBN13: 9786208896720
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Jul 16 2025
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In this cosmogonic myth, the hero Mikombo is a self-created divine warrior. Having taken flesh in the womb of his mother Kalewo without sexual intercourse, he was born with a small magical spear and shield to face the adversities of the world. He thus defeats the ogre and the jealous chiefs. Greimas' actantial model shows that in this myth, life is the main object of the quest for which the subject and his helpers confront the opponents. Mikombo is at once the initiator, the subject, and the recipient. Divine who returns to the divine, through his Promethean mission, he foreshadowed Imhotep by teaching men the arts, crafts, and virtues. The spaces in this myth are hierarchical, interactive, material and immaterial, normal and paranormal, real and unreal, and Mikombo is a medium between the two. Despite its subjectivity, this myth stimulates reasoning and objective reflection, leading us to philosophy, to the very science of myths, to mythologists, and establishing beliefs. It comes to the rescue of reason, which has been brought to a standstill by its own limitations. The proverbs analyzed are identity-based. They reveal the science and philosophy of this people.

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