Can someone please explain why Abrahamic religions are or aren't the same as Mythology?
Well, given that mythology is basically just a big ol' bundle of interconnected sacred stories, it seems pretty obvious that are two are not one and the the same. Christianity, or any other religion, is a lot more then the retelling of myths, it also has a very important social and political dimension as well. (I can't think of many rituals or priests of mythology.
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Religion certainly utilises elements of mythology, in a not-too-dissimilar way to how a car uses gas to move. That doesn't mean you can ride a puddle of gas all the way to work though.
(Oh, and it should go without saying, but something being mythical doesn't mean that its false. Just thought that it might be worth saying...
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In layman's terms, Mythology is commonly used to describe the religions based on ancient myths. The most common would be Egyptian and Greek Mythology.
In which case those laymen are incorrect. When we talk about the ancient Egyptian mythology, we're not talking about the same thing as the ancient Egyptian faith. This, as above, drew upon parts of its cultural mythology, but also expanded into and encased many other aspects of life.
Christianity is based on mythology in every way, but it's participants don't agree
That's a
very broad brush you're using there. I know of many Christians who positively revel in the mythological aspect of their religion.
Remember, only a sith deals in absolutes, and all that.
One man's religion is another's myth......
Not... Really. To go
all the way back to enchanted's post, the ancient Greeks didn't share in the Kemetic faith, and they certainly didn't share in their mythology either.