Comparative Mythology

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkbp:analyzes differences between myths
similarities between myths
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy mythology
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:theology
mythology
archetypes
creation myths
flood myths
hero myths
trickster myths
mythic themes
mythic archetypes
mythic narratives
myth cycles
mythic dualities
mythic heroes
mythic journeys
mythic motifs
mythic oppositions
mythic structure
mythic symbols
mythic transformations
gptkbp:goal identify universal patterns in myths
trace mythological origins
understand cultural exchange
gptkbp:hasSubfield gptkb:Indo-European_comparative_mythology
comparative folklore
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comparative Mythology
gptkbp:influencedBy history
linguistics
psychology
gptkbp:method structuralism
comparative method
motif analysis
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Mircea_Eliade
gptkb:Joseph_Campbell
gptkb:Georges_Dumézil
gptkb:James_Frazer
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Golden_Bough
gptkb:The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces
gptkb:Myth_and_Reality
gptkbp:relatedTo anthropology
literary studies
folkloristics
comparative religion
gptkbp:studies mythological themes
myths
mythological motifs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jaan_Puhvel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6