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[Custom and Myth.]

This work by Andrew Lang analyzes the practice of comparative mythology and argues against the common conceptions of mythology. It lends itself well as an guide to understanding what drove Lang to produce his Fairy Books.

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  • "Early sociology of religion. - Early sociology of religion"
  • "Early sociology of religion"
  • "early sociology of religion"
  • "Project Gutenberg ebook of custom and myth"@en

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  • "This work by Andrew Lang analyzes the practice of comparative mythology and argues against the common conceptions of mythology. It lends itself well as an guide to understanding what drove Lang to produce his Fairy Books."@en
  • "Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St Andrews University and at Balliol College, Oxford. As a journalist, poet, critic and historian, he soon made a reputation as one of the ablest and most versatile writers of the day. Lang was one of the founders of the study of ""Psychical Research, "" and his other writings on anthropology include The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897), Magic and Religi."@en
  • "This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the Kindle, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display."@en
  • "These groundbreaking essays, assembled in 1885, explore the roots of Greek, Finnish, and other mythologies. The first of Lang's works applying anthropology to myth, this volume includes "The Method of Folklore," "The Myth of Cronus," "Cupid, Psyche, and the 'Sun-Frog,'" "A Far-Travelled Tale," "Apollo and the Mouse," "Star Myths," "The Art of Savages," and others."

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  • "Publisher's advertisements"@en
  • "Essays"
  • "Essays"@en
  • "Myths and legend"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Aufsatzsammlung"@en
  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Myths and legends"@en

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  • "[Custom and Myth.]"@en
  • "Custom and Myth ... New edition"@en
  • "[Custom and Myth ... New edition.]"@en
  • "Custom and Myth"
  • "Custom and Myth"@en
  • "Custom and myth ... Second edition, revised"@en
  • "Custom and myth by Andrew Lang, M.A. Hon. Fellow of Merton College Oxford"@en
  • "Custom and Myth New Edition"@en
  • "Custom and myth : New ed"
  • "Custom and myth"
  • "Custom and myth"@en
  • "Custom and myth, by Andrew Lang"

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