Master Story

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According to Ellens[1] the Master Story is the primary and dominant Existential Narrative of western culture. It is derived from "unconscious metaphors" in the Elite Religious traditions (the Symbol Factories of the Western world, specifically Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The term is syncretic with the LP term Creation Template.

Syncretic Terms

Creation Template > Existential Narrative, Existential Paradigm, Functional Narrative, Master Narrative, Meaning Structure

Notes

Footnotes

  1. Ellens, J. H. (2001). Introduction: The Destructive Power of Religion. In J. H. Ellens (Ed.), The Destructive Power of Religion: Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (pp. 1-9). Westport, CT: Praegar. pp. 4-5

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