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 | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Myth, Ritual and Religion Context triple: [Andrew Lang, notableWork, Myth, Ritual and Religion]
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A.
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological study that analyzes the origins and functions of religion in society through an examination of Australian totemism.
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B.
Goddess and God in the World
"Goddess and God in the World" is a feminist theological work co-authored by Judith Plaskow that reimagines concepts of the divine through personal narrative, dialogue, and critical reflection on Jewish and Christian traditions.
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C.
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Let Us Compare Mythologies is Leonard Cohen’s debut poetry collection, first published in 1956, which explores themes of love, religion, and identity in his early literary voice.
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D.
The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough is Sir James George Frazer’s influential comparative study of mythology and religion that explores recurring patterns of ritual, magic, and the dying-and-reviving god across cultures.
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E.
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Ernst Cassirer’s major three-volume work that develops a neo-Kantian theory of human culture through the analysis of symbolic systems such as language, myth, art, and science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Myth, Ritual and Religion Target entity description: 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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A.
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological study that analyzes the origins and functions of religion in society through an examination of Australian totemism.
-
B.
Goddess and God in the World
"Goddess and God in the World" is a feminist theological work co-authored by Judith Plaskow that reimagines concepts of the divine through personal narrative, dialogue, and critical reflection on Jewish and Christian traditions.
-
C.
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Let Us Compare Mythologies is Leonard Cohen’s debut poetry collection, first published in 1956, which explores themes of love, religion, and identity in his early literary voice.
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D.
The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough is Sir James George Frazer’s influential comparative study of mythology and religion that explores recurring patterns of ritual, magic, and the dying-and-reviving god across cultures.
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E.
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Ernst Cassirer’s major three-volume work that develops a neo-Kantian theory of human culture through the analysis of symbolic systems such as language, myth, art, and science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| influenced |
comparative mythology
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folklore studies ⓘ history of religions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Edward Burnett Tylor ⓘ |
| 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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