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The Origins of the World's Mythologies
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Witzel, Michael. The Origins of the World's Mythologies. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. Mythology.Mythology -- History.
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- Authors
- Witzel, E. J. M.
- Corresponding author
- Witzel, E.J. Michael
- Venue
- Oxford University Press
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2013-01-14
- OpenAlex
- W574901041
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 6 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 18
- FWCI
- 75.17
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- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › General Arts and Humanities › Cultural and Mythological Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- mythology, origin of myths, comparative mythology, Indo-European mythology, ancient Near Eastern mythology
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