John W Latham
Biographic Data
| ID | 6791352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Latham |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Latham |
| SIGNATURE | LATHAM J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sun-Gods and Soviets
This paper examines the potential historical value of the Nart Sagas, a cycle of North Caucasian folk epics. It discusses the methodological problems in dating them, and especially in treating them as a corpus of entirely ancient date. In response, the author proposes the use of a ‘rhizomatic’ approach: treating the surviving sagas as unique, ‘frozen’ performances, which concentrate a number of strands, some of which may lead into other extant pa…
Sun-Gods and Soviets
This paper examines the potential historical value of the Nart Sagas, a cycle of North Caucasian folk epics. It discusses the methodological problems in dating them, and especially in treating them as a corpus of entirely ancient date. In response, the author proposes the use of a ‘rhizomatic’ approach: treating the surviving sagas as unique, ‘frozen’ performances, which concentrate a number of strands, some of which may lead into other extant pa…
Sun-Gods and Soviets
This paper examines the potential historical value of the Nart Sagas, a cycle of North Caucasian folk epics. It discusses the methodological problems in dating them, and especially in treating them as a corpus of entirely ancient date. In response, the author proposes the use of a ‘rhizomatic’ approach: treating the surviving sagas as unique, ‘frozen’ performances, which concentrate a number of strands, some of which may lead into other extant pa…
Analogy (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Asian studies (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · China (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Engineering (1 work)