As in statistical physics, the concept of universality plays an important, albeit qualitative, role in the field of comparative mythology. Here we apply statistical mechanical tools to analyse the networks underlying three iconic mythological narratives with a view to identifying common and distinguishing quantitative features. Of the three narratives, an Anglo-Saxon and a Greek text are mostly...

ascension, as a recurring theme in narrative and visual arts of non-theistic and theistic communities (monotheistic or polytheistic) from east to west of the ancient world, reveals concern and urge of man to communicate with the supra sensible world. the connotation of ascension, however, broadly varies from the flight of shaman’s spirit, a hero transformation to god, and a trip to heaven and h...

Hadis/Sünnet malzemesi farklı açılardan çalışmalara konu edilmektedir. Bunların bir veçhesini de kültür odaklı etütler oluşturmaktadır. Teknik hadisçiliği gözetmekle beraber, onun dışında noktaya odaklanan bu yaklaşımlar, hadisin içtimaî etkisini irdelemektedir. Bu çalışma, uydurma hadislerdeki mitolojik unsurları mezkûr yöntemle ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Kur’an ve sahih sünnet/hadis, çalışman...

The Sagas of Icelanders are comprised of about two score longer narratives and a larger number of tales (þáttur). The stories are unique among medieval literature in that they focus not on kings or saints or mythological heroes, but rather on the farmers and chieftains who settled Iceland during the Viking age. They’re stories about plain folk in the pursuit of honor, while engaged, for the mos...

BACKGROUND It is well known how often psychiatric patients report religious experiences. These are especially frequent in schizophrenic and epileptic patients as the subject of their delusions. The question we pose is: are there differences between this kind of religious experiences and those we find in religious texts or in the mythological tradition? RESULTS An overview on famous mythologic...

8 The intriguing nature of classical Homeric narratives has always fascinated the occidental culture 9 contributing to philosophy, history, mythology and straight forwardly to literature. However what 10 would be so intriguing about Homer's narratives' At a first gaze we shall recognize the very literal 11 appeal and aesthetic pleasure presented on every page across Homer's chants in Odyssey an...

haruki murakami is one of the most well-known authors in contemporary world literature. kafke on the shore is considered amongst his best novels. in this essay, this novel is analyzed from narratology perspective and in this regard, narratological and mythological approaches are used. to this end, after looking at roland barthes’ attitude towards narratology, the narrative of the novel is shown...