Myth, Ritual and Religion
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Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
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| Myth, Ritual and Religion canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ folklore study ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain persistence of irrational elements in religion
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trace development of religion ⓘ |
| analyzes |
ancestor worship
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magic ⓘ mythic narratives ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ totemism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Victorian anthropology
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Victorian folklore scholarship ⓘ |
| author | Andrew Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares |
myths from different cultures
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religious rituals from different cultures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
seminal work in anthropology
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seminal work in folklore studies ⓘ |
| examines |
comparative patterns of myths
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functions of myths ⓘ origins of myths ⓘ religious practices across cultures ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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mythology studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn | savage and primitive cultures (19th-century terminology) ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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comparative religion ⓘ folklore ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Andrew Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
comparative mythology
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folklore studies ⓘ history of religions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Edward Burnett Tylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparative use of ethnographic data
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critique of euhemerism ⓘ critique of solar mythology theories ⓘ discussion of myth and ritual relationship ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| subject |
comparative mythology
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mythology ⓘ primitive religion ⓘ religion ⓘ ritual ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
comparative method
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evolutionary anthropology ⓘ |
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