Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals
In the history of the study of religion the German folklorist Wilhelm Mannhardt (1831-1880) was the first to undertake a systematic study of rituals. This was not because of a specific interest in rituals; Mannhardt's interests lay with mythology, and all his life he regarded himself as a myth...
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| description | In the history of the study of religion the German folklorist Wilhelm Mannhardt (1831-1880) was the first to undertake a systematic study of rituals. This was not because of a specific interest in rituals; Mannhardt's interests lay with mythology, and all his life he regarded himself as a mythologist. In focusing on mythology Mannhardt was in tune with the spirit of his age, but to undertake a systematic study of rituals was something new. At the time the novelty of this approach went practically unnoticed, and Mannhardt himself barely reflected on method. There are complicated relations between a scholar's ideas and the ideas of his time, between what he intends to do and what he actually does and achieves. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1dda7372bd6247779bb8d53b1d2c3c7d2022-12-22T01:33:11ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371993-01-011510.30674/scripta.67204Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of RitualsTove TybjergIn the history of the study of religion the German folklorist Wilhelm Mannhardt (1831-1880) was the first to undertake a systematic study of rituals. This was not because of a specific interest in rituals; Mannhardt's interests lay with mythology, and all his life he regarded himself as a mythologist. In focusing on mythology Mannhardt was in tune with the spirit of his age, but to undertake a systematic study of rituals was something new. At the time the novelty of this approach went practically unnoticed, and Mannhardt himself barely reflected on method. There are complicated relations between a scholar's ideas and the ideas of his time, between what he intends to do and what he actually does and achieves.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67204Religion -- StudyMannhardt, Wilhelm, 1831-1880MythologyRitual -- StudyFolklore |
| spellingShingle | Tove Tybjerg Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis Religion -- Study Mannhardt, Wilhelm, 1831-1880 Mythology Ritual -- Study Folklore |
| title | Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals |
| title_full | Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals |
| title_fullStr | Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals |
| title_short | Wilhelm Mannhardt - A Pioneer in the Study of Rituals |
| title_sort | wilhelm mannhardt a pioneer in the study of rituals |
| topic | Religion -- Study Mannhardt, Wilhelm, 1831-1880 Mythology Ritual -- Study Folklore |
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