Comparative mythology and religion
This volume marks a shift from Müller's earlier focus on Oriental religions to European cultural history. It includes detailed essays on Old German love-songs, the life and works of Schiller, the history of the German language, and biographical sketches of influential contemporary figures like Baron Bunsen and Eugène Burnouf.
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.
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