What exactly is Mythiculture?
April 27th, 2009 | Author: Wyn
I watched a TIVO'd CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Episode 20: A Space Oddity
A delightful tale about two of the CSIs from the crime lab that run into each other at a science fiction convention for one of their favorite classic television shows, AstroQuest. Neither of them knew the other was a "Quester" and they end up investigating a murder at the convention.
Of course it is totally a tongue in cheek take off on Star Trek: The Original Series. Puns and references were abundant much in the vein as those in Galaxy Quest
, which had my brother and I rolling in the aisles at the theater when it was released.
, which had my brother and I rolling in the aisles at the theater when it was released.In one of the scenes a character said they were researching the "… gestalt of SciFi mythicultures…" and I thought Mythicultures what the heck is that.
So far I cannot seem to find a definition for the word mythiculture. There is mythic , "of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful." Such as in this quote:
"The mythic turf where danced the nymphs." –Mrs. Browning.
The meaning of cuture is "the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits,…" etc. Wandering down the definition page one finds "The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought."
We have culture everywhere, not just from where we live, or how we live, it's in business, The cuture of Autodesk, for example, allows the employees to bring their dogs to work, as well as other small pets, within a certain structure.
So then, Mythiculture is what we have with Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galatica (both series), Babylon 5, Stargate, Dr Who, Firefly and all the other fabulous, imaginary and fanciful myths we tell ourselves in this day. One can actually apply some of those modern myths to our every day life such the 10 people in Scotland who list their religion as Jedi.
So now all the random knowledge this head holds about the mythology of all the above mentioned influences and unmentioned ones (like game mythiculture, Harry Potter, et al) is just that, mythology… or is it?
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