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• The Golden Bough — For the tale by Vergil, see The Golden Bough (mythology). The Golden Bough   J. M. W. Turner …   Wikipedia

• Jesus myth hypothesis — Jesus myth links here. For a comparison between Jesus Christ and pagan mythology see Jesus Christ and comparative mythology. The Jesus myth hypothesis, also referred to as the Jesus myth theory , the Christ myth or the Jesus myth is an argument… …   Wikipedia

• Jesus Christ in comparative mythology — A series of articles on Jesus Christ and Christianity Gospel harmony  …   Wikipedia

• Theodor Gaster — Theodor Herzl Gaster (1906 1992) was a British born American Biblical scholar known for work on comparative religion, mythology and the history of religions. He is noted for his book, The Dead Sea Scriptures , about the Dead Sea Scrolls as well… …   Wikipedia

• Theorizing about myth — In his book, Theorizing about Myth , Robert A. Segal, Professor in Theories of Religion at the University of Lancaster, offers an alternative interpretation of the Adonis myth. In Chapter VII, Adonis: A Greek Eternal Child , he puts forth his… …   Wikipedia

• James George Frazer — Sir James George Frazer (1933) Sir James George Frazer (* 1. Januar 1854 in Glasgow; † 7. Mai 1941 in Cambridge) war ein schottischer Ethnologe und Klassischer Philologe. Er gilt neben Sir Edward Burnett Tylor und Émile Durkheim als Mitbegr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Letcher, Andy — (1968– )    British scholar of religion whose work has focused on the role of the bard in contemporary Paganism and entheogenic neo shamanism. His research on the latter, Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom (2006), chronicles… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• Wasson, R. Gordon — (1898–1996)    American banker and amateur mycologist whose study of “ethnomycology” with his wife Valentina began on a delayed honeymoon in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The Wassons became convinced that the human religious impulse began… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• church ales —    A feature of the medieval traditional calendar which lasted well into the 17th century but which at various times became a major focus of religious, moral, and political contention, and has been described as a crude precursor of today s sedate …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• corn dollies —    A modern craft form based loosely on traditional figures made of straw, previously connected with *harvest customs. Many references to harvest figures exist, under various names (Corn baby, Corn maiden, Kern baby, etc.), and the treatment of… …   A Dictionary of English folklore