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- Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!j5j
- Organization: Penn State University
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 22:39:41 EST
- From: John A. Johnson <J5J@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Message-ID: <92327.223941J5J@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Newsgroups: alt.mythology
- Subject: Re: FAQ?
- References: <1992Nov21.045719.4318@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov21.045719.4318@hubcap.clemson.edu>, epohl@hubcap.clemson.edu
- (Erik Alan Pohl) says:
- >
- >Could someone either send me the FAQ for this group or post the site
- >where I might find it?
-
- There is no FAQ file for this group, but there is a charter I wrote
- when I created it. Here it is:
-
- Charter for alt.mythology
-
- "The purpose of this group is to promote insights into, and
- understanding of, human nature through the discussion of mythology,
- where mythology is defined as the metaphorical expression of the
- human psyche through symbols and images. While focusing primarily
- on myths expressed as oral or written stories, the group also
- welcomes material on dreams and on semiotics generally, as these
- areas may further our understanding of myths. The group welcomes
- articles written from any perspective, including, but not limited
- to, the anthropological, philological, etiological, ethnological,
- psychological, and personal viewpoints. The group encourages
- contributions from any frame of thought, including, but not limited
- to, ritualism, diffusionism, structuralism, parallelism,
- psychoanalysis, and culturalism."
-
- As you see, the group is open to a multitude of approaches to
- mythology. I would like to make one thing clear, though: This
- group is intended to be a forum for intellectual discussions
- of mythology, and not for religious proselytizing or flame-wars.
-
- Mythically yours,
- John A. Johnson (j5j@psuvm.psu.edu)
- Penn State is not responsible for my behavior.
-