eprintid: 73156
rev_number: 11
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type: thesis
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contact_email: muh.khabib@uin-suka.ac.id
creators_name: Muhsin Nuralim, NIM.: 20105020014
title: MYTHIC NARRATIVE AS A STRUCTURE OF SACRED CONSCIOUSNESS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL-HERMENEUTIC STUDY OF AMERICAN GODS
ispublished: pub
subjects: 290
divisions: jur_pag
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Myth, Sacred Consciousness, Structural Hermeneutics, American Gods, Modern Spirituality
note: Dr. Ahmad Salehuddin, S.Th.I., M.A.
abstract: In an increasingly secular and fragmented world, modern individuals continue to seek meaning, direction, and transcendent experiences—even beyond the framework of formal religious institutions. Myth, once a sacred narrative shaping collective consciousness, has migrated into the realms of fiction and popular culture. Engaging with American Gods is not merely reading fantasy, it is tracing how spirituality survives, transforms, and re-emerges in the language of our time. This study addresses two central research questions: (1) How do the myths presented in American Gods reflect the Sacred in the modern world? and (2) What are the roles and functions of the myths depicted in American Gods in the religious life of modern society?
This study is a library-based research that analyzes American Gods as a literary object using Mircea Eliade’s phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. Eliade’s structural hermeneutics provides the theoretical framework for interpreting symbols, characters, and narrative structures as forms of hierophany—manifestations of the Sacred within profane reality. The method emphasizes the symbolic and experiential dimensions of myth, treating fiction not merely as narrative but as a vessel of religious consciousness.
The findings reveal that myth in American Gods functions as a living structure of sacred consciousness. Old gods such as Odin, Anansi, and Kali represent displaced spiritual traditions, while new gods like Media, Technology, and Mr. World embody modern belief systems rooted in consumption, connectivity, and control. Through their symbolic conflict, the novel illustrates how myth continues to serve as a medium for meaning-making, identity formation, and spiritual reflection in postmodern society. The study concludes that myth in fiction can substitute formal religious structures by offering sacred experience that is symbolic, adaptive, and personal. It recommends that religious studies engage more openly with fictional texts as meaningful spaces for spiritual interpretation in modern life.
date: 2025-08-19
date_type: published
pages: 119
institution: UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
department: FAKULTAS USHULUDDIN DAN PEMIKIRAN ISLAM
thesis_type: skripsi
thesis_name: other
citation:   Muhsin Nuralim, NIM.: 20105020014  (2025) MYTHIC NARRATIVE AS A STRUCTURE OF SACRED CONSCIOUSNESS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL-HERMENEUTIC STUDY OF AMERICAN GODS.  Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA.   
document_url: https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/73156/1/20105020014_BAB-I_IV-atau-V_DAFTAR-PUSTAKA.pdf
document_url: https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/73156/2/20105020014_BAB-II_sampai_SEBELUM-BAB-TERAKHIR.pdf