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The origins of the world's mythologies
Book • 2011
Michael Witzel's 'The Origins of the World's Mythologies' presents a comparative investigation into ancient mythic structures, arguing for extremely deep roots and widespread diffusion of certain motifs across human populations.
Witzel combines linguistic, archaeological, and mythographic evidence to trace how foundational stories—such as dragon-slaying—might originate and spread in prehistory.
The work engages with debates about cultural transmission, oral tradition, and the reconstruction of proto-mythologies.
It has provoked discussion and critique but remains influential in large-scale comparative myth studies.
Witzel's synthesis aims to map connections among mythic repertoires across continents and eras.
Witzel combines linguistic, archaeological, and mythographic evidence to trace how foundational stories—such as dragon-slaying—might originate and spread in prehistory.
The work engages with debates about cultural transmission, oral tradition, and the reconstruction of proto-mythologies.
It has provoked discussion and critique but remains influential in large-scale comparative myth studies.
Witzel's synthesis aims to map connections among mythic repertoires across continents and eras.
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Enter the Dragon, Part 2: On Order and Chaos
