Mario Wintersteiger

This article examines how modernity is haunted by the spectres of the very myths it wanted to banish. It explores the characteristics and functions of genuine myths, outlines the reasons for their resilience and uncovers how myth was not exorcised, but only suppressed by the modern project. The return of myth, often in the form of secular political ideologies, is analyzed, demonstrating how a mythic shadow now follows those who wanted to get rid of the myths. mehr