The Mythical and Epic Past of the Antihero
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hero, antihero, mythical hero, epic heroAbstract
The article examines the social genesis and the meaning of the concepts of social hero and anti-hero. The content and function of occurrence of heroes and the process of heroization in times of crisis – during which period the phenomenon of rising of the negative social hero is usually being facilitated end expedited are being especially analyzed. In order to determine more thoroughly the function and dynamics of bravery and its categories, we must consider the roots of social and psychological need for creating the heroic figures, which goes far into the mythic and epic history of mankind. Only in such a way we may realize that the phenomena in contemporary society such as cults of heroes and antiheroes have deep foundations in the collective conscience of a nation.
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