RT Article T1 Innovations in Epic Studies by Lauri Honko JF Approaching religion VO 4 IS 1 SP 13 OP 17 A1 Hakamies, Pekka LA English YR 2014 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1559126426 AB This article aims at tracing the roots of the theoretical concepts developed by Lauri Honko in his research on epic: what were his main sources in theoretical thinking, how did he apply and develop concepts formulated by authors such as Albert Lord, and what were his own innovations. This article aims also at relating Honko’s thinking to other relevant theoretical perspectives, but which he more or less rejected or ignored in his writings. K1 Epics K1 Finland K1 Finnish Folklore K1 Kalevala K1 Lauri Honko, 1932-2002 DO 10.30664/ar.67532