Analyzing Max Müller’s 19th-century work on serpent worship, focusing on his identification of serpent symbolism in Vedic and Indo-European traditions and comparing his findings with global serpent myths relevant to the Snake Cult hypothesis.
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The Bullroarer: A Worldwide Ritual Instrument and the Case for Ancient Cultural Diffusion
An anthropological examination of the bullroarer, arguing its global distribution and consistent ritual functions point to cultural diffusion from a common prehistoric origin.
Nüwa and Fuxi: The Serpentine First Couple and the Square-Compass Motif in Mythology
An exploration of the serpentine creator deities Nüwa and Fuxi in Chinese mythology and their parallels in world mythologies.
The Logos and the Serpent: Mythic Evolution of Self-Awareness
Exploring the evolution of self-awareness through Genesis, John’s Logos, Gnosticism, and sacrificial myths, linking the Edenic serpent to Christ and the birth of the conscious self.