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Comparative mythology is the academic study of different myths, in an attempt to discover how various myths and religions evolved over time, and aims to reveal relationships between distant religions, and describe their origin.
Scholarly debates
Comparative mythology is related to comparative religion. It is a field of study which is technically part of anthropology, but is more usually regarded as part of the subject of ancient history. One very well-known recent author in this field was Joseph Campbell. Campbell is considered to be the pioneer of modern comparative mythology beginning with his book The Hero With a Thousand Faces, which describes the grave similarities between hero myths in different cultures. Campbell's ideas were merged with Carl Jung's studies into the psychological phenomenon of the Archetype, defined by comparative mythologists as recurrent images that exist cross-culturally throughout time. Many of its discoveries elicit great curiosity, such as the god Poseidon having pre-dated the concept of the Olympians, originally having been a land-based god.
Theories in the field have a tendency to denigrate historicity of events claimed to have occurred by religions and suggest that since the idea of what is considered by the faiths as true has evolved gradually, there is no particular reason to trust the recent ideas over the older ones. Developments in this field are often regarded as highly controversial when they involve modern faiths, such as Christianity and Hinduism, because they are seen as undermining claims of historical truth of these tenets of faith.
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@Jennybean_01 I like comparative mythology, I guess.
samgwinchester (Sam Winchester) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:22:43 -0000
@Jennybean_01 I like comparative mythology, I guess.
Atlas of Myths - Illustrated essays on the mythologies of peoples of the world, by teacher and artist Alex Fantalov.
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Comparative Religion - Resource for religious thought and literature, covering major world religions, modern and ancient.
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Encyclopedia Mythica - A comprehensive online encyclopedia of world mythologies for the scholar, researcher and casual reader.
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Georges Dumézil - Indo-European Mythology - Discussion group for the work of Georges Dumézil on Indo-European mythology and trifunctionality.
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Greek Mythology Compared to Norse Mythology - Essay by Gareth Long comparing the main Greek and Norse gods.
Hungarian Heritage Page: Myths and Legends - Comparison of Hungarian myths and legends with Scythian and Mesopotamian ones.
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Max Müller's Comparative Mythology (1856) - Excerpted from Max Müller's Chips From a German Workshop.
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Monomyth.org - Unraveling the Myths and Stories of all Time - Monomyth.org reveals how the work of Joseph Campbell may be applied to uncover mythological threads in stories from movies, novels and plays from different time periods and cultures.
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Myth of Creation - Articles on mythology by Stefan Stenudd, working on a dissertation on creation myths and their patterns of thought.
Mythic Rhythm - Mythic Rhythm is a website and companion blog that addresses myth and culture in relation to the rhythms of modern life. The site explores myth, film, story, folklore and music of cultures all over the world.
Mythology Web - Comprises a variety of both classic and modern folklore, myths and legends from all over the world.
Mythopedia - Proposing a theory of unity of human mythology, listing the common motifs in mythology, ritual, and symbolism, with comprehensive encyclopaedia of gods and myths from all corners of the world.
Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology - By John Fiske (1900), e-tetxt from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.
The Anthropology of Mythology - Dedicated to the on-going study of world mythology and how humankind uses myth to express its belief in God.
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The Architecture of the Spirit - Online book by Pete Stewart, exploring the suggestion that the myth of creation derives from observation of the stars, and is reflected in social and spiritual structures.
The Golden Bough - Classical work by Sir James George Frazer, from the 1922 edition.
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The Golden Bough - Classical work by J. G. Frazer (1854-1941), e-text from the Project Gutenberg.
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Welcome to MYTHHOME:Mythology Site - Myth Home is a well-organized comparative myth website showcasing myths the world over. Categories include: Myth By Culture, Myth by Time and Themes.
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