Custom and Myth
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Victorian folklore and anthropology

Custom and Myth (New Edition)

Andrew Lang1884
Intermediatecomplete

A seminal work in the field of folklore, Lang applies the 'anthropological method' to mythology. He challenges the then-dominant theory that myths were a 'disease of language,' instead arguing they are 'survivals' of primitive beliefs and customs that provide insight into the development of human thought.

Also known asAndrew Lang - Custom and Myth · The Custom and Myth
This edition1893
EditionNew Edition (Revised)
Comparative MythologyAnthropology of ReligionMythologyFolklore practicesFolk Magicritual documentationAnthropologyComparative ReligionAmulets and charmssympathetic magicFolklore StudiesFolklore & Superstition

Contents39 chapters

  1. 01CUSTOM AND MYTH
  2. 02PREFACE.
  3. 03CONTENTS.
  4. 04INTRODUCTION.
  5. 05FOOTNOTES:
  6. 06THE METHOD OF FOLKLORE.
  7. 07FOOTNOTES:
  8. 08THE BULL-ROARER. A STUDY OF THE MYSTERIES.
  9. 09FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10THE MYTH OF CRONUS.
  11. 11FOOTNOTES:
  12. 12CUPID, PSYCHE, AND THE ‘SUN-FROG.’
  13. 13FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14A FAR-TRAVELLED TALE.
  15. 15Nicht Nought Nothing.
  16. 16FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17APOLLO AND THE MOUSE.
  18. 18FOOTNOTES:
  19. 19STAR MYTHS.
  20. 20FOOTNOTES:
  21. 21MOLY AND MANDRAGORA.
  22. 22FOOTNOTES:
  23. 23‘KALEVALA’; OR, THE FINNISH NATIONAL EPIC.
  24. 24FOOTNOTES:
  25. 25THE DIVINING ROD.
  26. 26FOOTNOTES:
  27. 27HOTTENTOT MYTHOLOGY.
  28. 28FOOTNOTES:
  29. 29FETICHISM AND THE INFINITE.
  30. 30FOOTNOTES:
  31. 31THE FAMILY.
  32. 32THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE FAMILY.
  33. 33FOOTNOTES:
  34. 34THE ART OF SAVAGES.[237]
  35. 35FOOTNOTES:
  36. 36INDEX.
  37. 37THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  38. 38"Cover"
  39. 39The Project Gutenberg eBook of Custom and Myth (New Edition), by Andrew Lang.

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