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

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