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The 23 pages that link to Comparative mythology, each with the reason it gives.

• Comparative religionBroader topic: It applies comparative methods specifically to narratives about gods, origins, and cosmic order.

• MythologyRelated: Comparison identifies recurring motifs without treating all traditions as one story.

• Comparative literatureCompared with: It compares narratives across traditions but centers myth rather than literature broadly.

• James George FrazerNarrower topic: Frazer built broad arguments by comparing myths across societies.

• Folklore studiesRelated: It shaped early approaches to recurring traditional narratives and motifs.

• Joseph CampbellNarrower topic: Campbell used cross-cultural comparison to argue that myths share recurring structures.

• Hero’s journeyNarrower topic: Campbell drew on cross-cultural comparisons to argue that myths shared recurring structures.

• The Hero with a Thousand FacesNarrower topic: Campbell compares narratives across traditions to argue for recurring structures.

• ArchetypeRelated: Jung used cross-cultural mythic parallels to support his account of recurring patterns.

• IndologyRelated: Comparisons between South Asian texts and other traditions have formed part of Indological inquiry.

• Max MüllerRelated: Müller applied comparative methods to myth, famously interpreting mythology through language and metaphor.

• Axis mundiRelated: Comparisons of world trees, mountains, and pillars helped establish the category.

• Creation mythRelated: Comparison identifies recurring motifs without assuming that traditions share one origin.

• Maya mythologyRelated: Comparison can identify parallels while keeping Maya stories grounded in their own contexts.

• VanirNarrower topic: Comparisons have shaped theories about what makes the Vanir distinct from the Æsir.

• MabinogionNarrower topic: Comparative approaches trace shared motifs while keeping the tales’ individual contexts in view.

• Flood mythNarrower topic: Comparison helps trace shared motifs without assuming every flood story has one origin.

• Sky deityNarrower topic: It helps distinguish inherited sky-god traditions from similarities arising independently.

• Georges DumézilNarrower topic: Dumézil used cross-cultural comparison to identify patterns he considered inherited within Indo-European traditions.

• Polynesian mythologyRelated: Comparison can identify recurring motifs while avoiding the assumption that similar stories mean identical beliefs.

• Proto-Indo-European mythologyNarrower topic: It supplies the cross-cultural method used to infer inherited Indo-European myths.

• KathasaritsagaraNarrower topic: Comparisons trace how story patterns travel across languages and traditions.

• Polytheistic reconstructionismRelated: Comparisons can suggest connections, but do not by themselves establish a historical religious practice.