METAPHYSICS OF THE CITY. URBANOGENESIS AND MYTHOLOGY (Part One)

Although orthodox science has well-founded theories regarding the urbanogenesis of the present-day civilization, the lack of a universal definition of the phenomenon of the city and the reasons for its origins, development, rise, and decline continue to preoccupy researchers even in the postmodern era.To what extent are the imposed scientific theories related to the chronotope and the reasons for the formation of the first human settlements and urbanized structures, relevant?How does the city happen?What lies beyond the walls of the material city?Why does every city thrive thanks to its metaphysical core -divine origins, myths and mythical heroes, legends, urban stories, and folklore?To what extent does the desacralization of the city and urban spaces distance the man from his original existence, destroying the connection between Man, Nature and God?This article (comprising of two parts) is an attempt to answer these questions through the lens of cultural anthropology and other borderline scientific disciplines.