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Comparative mythology is the study of structural and thematic parallels across human mythological traditions. It claims that certain narratives, character...

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Comparative mythology is the study of structural and thematic parallels across human mythological traditions. It claims that certain narratives, character types, and cosmological structures recur cross-culturally — and offers explanations for why. Key sections include: World Myth.; Opening What comparative mythology does.; Chapter I Müller and the philological school.; Chapter II The Golden Bough.; Chapter III Animism and survivals.; Chapter IV Indo-European tripartition.; Chapter V Hierophany and sacred time.; Chapter VI Structural mythology.; Chapter VII The monomyth.; Chapter VIII The monomyth's limits..

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  1. 01World Myth.
  2. 02Opening What comparative mythology does.
  3. 03Chapter I Müller and the philological school.
  4. 04Chapter II The Golden Bough.
  5. 05Chapter III Animism and survivals.
  6. 06Chapter IV Indo-European tripartition.
  7. 07Chapter V Hierophany and sacred time.
  8. 08Chapter VI Structural mythology.
  9. 09Chapter VII The monomyth.
  10. 10Chapter VIII The monomyth's limits.
  11. 11Chapter IX Archetypes.
  12. 12Chapter X The cross-cultural pattern.
  13. 13Chapter XI Common patterns.
  14. 14Chapter XII The cross-cultural figure.
  15. 15Chapter XIII The journey.
  16. 16Chapter XIV Triangulating evidence.
  17. 17Chapter XV Why myths feel familiar.
  18. 18Chapter XVI The contested past.
  19. 19Chapter XVII The strongest case.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII Other language families.
  21. 21Chapter XIX Sky in myth.
  22. 22Chapter XX The category question.
  23. 23Chapter XXI What comparative mythology cannot do.
  24. 24Chapter XXII The continuing source.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Twenty-five works.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Watch & read.
  27. 27Chapter XXV If you want to learn it.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI Why it matters.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII The next decade.
  30. 30The end of the deck.
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