Articles | Open Access | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55640/eijmrms-05-02-20

Mythical Imagination as a Source for Contemporary Arab Design

Lect. Dr.Haider Addam Hamza , Ministry of Education, Babylon Education Directorate, Iraq

Abstract

The first chapter of the research discusses the methodological framework of the study, the research problem, the research significance and necessity, the research objective, the research boundaries, the identification and definition of terms. The second chapter covers the theoretical framework and previous studies. The first section addresses fantasy, and in defining it, explores the theory of fantasy and its role in design, mythology, and the linguistic interpretation of myths, as well as its psychological aspects. The second topic is myth throughout history, the impact of myth and the psychological dimensions of the symbol historically, myth in primitive art, initial primitive symbols, the image of the legend in ancient Iraqi art, mythological imagination in ancient Egyptian art, previous studies, chapter three This chapter dealt with research procedures, first: research methodology, second: research community, third: research sample, fourth chapter This chapter dealt with first: research results, second:  Conclusions, Third: Research Sources.

Keywords

Mythical, Imagination, Design

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Lect. Dr.Haider Addam Hamza. (2025). Mythical Imagination as a Source for Contemporary Arab Design. European International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Management Studies, 5(02), 103–115. https://doi.org/10.55640/eijmrms-05-02-20