Mircea Eliade的神話學觀點與教育意涵：以道禾實驗學校的神話課程為例

Mircea Eliade’s Mythological Theories and the Educational Significance : Taking the Example of the Mythology Curriculum in Natural Way School

本文旨在以神話學家Mircea Eliade的理論來研究道禾實驗學校實施神話教學的教育意涵。神話課程是道禾實驗學校的特有課程，Eliade曾指出，神話可以幫助人成為他自己，這也是教育的目的；然而目前在台灣，根據Eliade的理論進行神話教學分析的研究為零篇，為此，本研究以Eliade神話學理論為基礎，分析道禾實驗學校實施神話課程的教育意義，希冀能為國內對於神話教學之研究帶來新的觀點與理解。本研究採文件分析法，並根據資料歸納出神話對現代人具有四個意義：1.透過神話我們與宇宙產生連結；2.認識神話有助於了解各地的世界觀與特有文化；3.認識神話不是為了知道過去的歷史，而是為了瞭解我們當代人；4.在經歷神話的同時我們將與超自然存在者處於相同的時代。

The purpose of this paper is to study the educational implications of the implementation of mythology curriculum in Natural Way School by the theory of mythologist Mircea Eliade. The mythology curriculum is considered as a particular course in Natural Way School. In his book, Eliade has pointed out that mythology can help people to become themselves. This is also the purpose of education. However, in Taiwan, the research on the analysis of mythological curriculum is zero. As a result, the researcher will explore the mythological curriculum of Natural Way School from Eliade’s mythological point of view. The research method of this paper is based on Document Analysis and according to the collected documents, the study concludes that the myth have four meanings: 1. We connect with the universe through mythology. 2. Knowing the mythology allows us to understand the worldviews of various communities and the different cultures around the world. 3. The purpose of learning about the mythology is not to capture what happened in the past but to understand contemporary society. 4. While learning about the mythology, we become contemporary with the supernatural beings.