Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison

The last part of the 19th century saw a general reaction against the mythological bias in previous studies and a greater emphasis on ritualistic aspects of religion. Wilhelm Mannhardt and Jane Harrison played important roles in this development. My argument is that their background in folklore and a...

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Main Author: Tove Tybjerg
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 2001-02-01
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/2626
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description The last part of the 19th century saw a general reaction against the mythological bias in previous studies and a greater emphasis on ritualistic aspects of religion. Wilhelm Mannhardt and Jane Harrison played important roles in this development. My argument is that their background in folklore and archaeology was important for their contributions to the study of the myth-ritual complex. More specifically, I focus on the importance of Mannhardt's questionnaire and on Harrison's teaching habits and extensive use of pictures.
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Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison
Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
Wilhelm Mannhardt
Jane Harrison
Myter
Ritualer
title Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison
title_full Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison
title_fullStr Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison
title_full_unstemmed Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison
title_short Myter, ritualer og videnskaber: Wilhelm Mannhardt og Jane Ellen Harrison
title_sort myter ritualer og videnskaber wilhelm mannhardt og jane ellen harrison
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Jane Harrison
Myter
Ritualer
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