# Quote — Peter L. Berger, The Social Construction of Reality

> Without proposing an evolutionary scheme for such types, it is safe to say that mythology represents the most archaic form of universe-maintenance, as indeed it represents the most archaic form of legitimation generally.

- Author: [Peter L. Berger](https://www.leafyquotes.com/peter-l-berger.md)
- Book: [The Social Construction of Reality](https://www.leafyquotes.com/peter-l-berger/the-social-construction-of-reality.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_L._Berger#The_Social_Construction_of_Reality,_1966) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [mythology](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/mythology.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/peter-l-berger/the-social-construction-of-reality/without-proposing-an-evolutionary
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