Kostyuk O. The peculiarities of forming and transformation of religious myth (science of religion aspect)

The thesis is dedicated to a phenomenon of the religious myth in social and spiritual life at the present and past. The beginnings, stages and peculiarities of establishment as well as the modern demonstration of functioning the religious mythes in social life are examined thereafter. The analysis of mythological phenomenon is made from its archaic to modern forms. Attention is drawn to evolutional character of the religious myth phenomenon. The establisment of religious myth is connected with phenomenon of problem complication of archaic man life world, including with myths. Reflexive myths, containing doubt about described events at least in latent state, changed prereflexive myths. In consequence of forming universal religious doctrines and arising of social and economic crisis the final forming of the religious myth has taken place. In particular it is forming of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism, Zoroastrism, Judaism, Confucianism. The modern processes of religious mythes demythologization areconnected with its adaptation to the modern social and ethic values (human rights). Keywords: myth, prereflexive myth, problem complication, reflexive myth, religious myth, sacralization, demythologization, demythologemization.