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Collection of myths of a group of people
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mythology:
Myth is a
genre of
folklore consisting primarily of
narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion.
What type of thing is mythology?
Mythology can be described as all of the following:
A mythology is a culture's collection of myths
A culture's collection of
myths –
Mythology is an academic discipline
Academic discipline –
Branch of
science –
Branch of
social science –
Branch of
anthropology – the academic discipline of mythology is a branch of anthropology, which is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present societies.
Mythologies by region
African mythology
Central African mythology
East African mythology
Horn of Africa mythology
North African mythology
West African mythology
Southern African mythology
Arctic mythology
overlaps with North Asia, Northern Europe and North America.
Asian mythology
Southwest Asian mythology
Middle East, Persia, Anatolia, Caucasus.
Ancient mythology in Southwest Asia
Medieval to Modern mythology in Southwest Asia
South Asian mythology
Southeast Asian mythology
East Asian mythology
Central and Northern Asian mythology
(overlaps with Eastern and Northern Europe)
Oceanian mythology
European mythology
Mythology of classical antiquity
Mythology of the British Isles
North Caucasus mythology
South Caucasus/Transcaucasia
Eastern European mythology
Northern European mythology
Southern European mythology
Western European mythology
Mythologies of the Americas
North American mythology
Mesoamerican mythology
Caribbeann mythology
South American mythology
African diasporic
Mythologies by religion
Fictional mythologies
Syncretic mythologies
Mythologies by time period
Ancient mythologies by period of first attestation.
Bronze Age mythologies
Iron Age mythologies
Late antiquity mythologies
Mythology by religion
History in mythology
Features of myths
Mythological themes
Mythological archetypes
Mythology as an academic discipline
Mythology as an academic discipline
Mythology in popular culture
By culture of origin
Mythology depicted in games
Mythology depicted in films
Mythology depicted in literature
Mythology depicted in TV shows
Mythology organizations
Mythology publications
Persons influential in mythology
See also
Lists
Mythology links
References
External links
Journals about mythology