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EAN : 9782348059667
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 384
Size : 154 x 240 mm
COSMOGONIES

Jean-Loïc Le Quellec (préface de)
Collection : SH / Sciences sociales du vivant
Release date : 01/10/2020
Why are myths alike throughout the world?
How can we explain the mystery of the origins of myths?
Today, new scientific methods allow us to answer this question.
The structural and narrative similarities between myths can be explained by a common ancestry.
By using phylogenetic tree methodology to approach comparative mythology we can reconstruct...
Why are myths alike throughout the world?
How can we explain the mystery of the origins of myths?
Today, new scientific methods allow us to answer this question.
The structural and narrative similarities between myths can be explained by a common ancestry.
By using phylogenetic tree methodology to approach comparative mythology we can reconstruct the genealogy of the big families of myths from time immemorial sometimes going as far back as the Upper Paleolithic era.
By borrowing the methods of phylogenetic classification of species from evolutionary biology, this pioneering work retraces the fascinating history of myths from as far back as Prehistory.
 
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EAN : 9782348059667
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 384
Size : 154 x 240 mm
La Découverte