Comparative mythology and astronomical religion
Charles François Dupuis
1742 – 1809
Charles François Dupuis was a French astronomer, classicist, and politician whose twelve-volume Origine de tous les Cultes (1795) argued that all world religions — including Christianity — derived from astronomical phenomena, particularly solar mythology and the movements of the zodiac. An early and systematic proponent of the Christ myth theory, he contended that Christianity was a synthesis of ancient astronomical allegories, influencing both Enlightenment rationalism and later esotericist interpretations of universal religious origins. His work became a touchstone for anyone arguing that all religions share a single astronomical substrate.
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Comparative Religion
Comparative religion texts on ritual, myth, sacrifice, belief, ancient religion, and cross-cultural theories of sacred practice.
Comparative Mythology
Comparative mythology texts on gods, hero cycles, symbolic patterns, classical myth, Indo-European myth, and cross-cultural mythic structures.
Folklore Studies
Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.
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