Apples and oranges: explorations in, on, and with comparison

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- I. General Observations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Future of History of Religions -- 3. Theses on Comparison -- II. Recent Attempts at Grand Comparison -- 4. The Werewolf, the Shaman, and the Historian -- 5. The Lingering Prehis...

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Main Author: Lincoln, Bruce 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago, Illinois ; The University of Chicago Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Myth / Religion / Comparative religion
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Myth
B Comparative religion
B Religions Study and teaching Methodology
B Religion
B Religions History To 1500
B Electronic books
B Myth Cross-cultural studies
B Social Sciences Comparative method
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: Lincoln, Bruce: Apples and Oranges : Explorations In, On, and With Comparison. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press,c2018. - 9780226563916
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- I. General Observations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Future of History of Religions -- 3. Theses on Comparison -- II. Recent Attempts at Grand Comparison -- 4. The Werewolf, the Shaman, and the Historian -- 5. The Lingering Prehistory of Laurasia and Gondwana -- III. A Comparatist's Laboratory: The Ancient Scythians -- 6. Reflections on the Herodotean Mirror: Scythians, Greeks, Oaths, and Fire -- 7. Greeks and Scythians in Conversation -- 8. Scythian Priests and Siberian Shamans -- IV. Weak Comparisons -- 9. Further on Envy and Greed -- 10. King Aun and the Witches -- 11. Contrasting Styles of Apocalyptic Time -- 12. Sly Grooms, Shady Magpies, and the Mythic Foundations of Hierarchy -- 13. In Hierarchy's Wake -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record
ISBN:022656410X