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De l'origine du chien et de sa diffusion à l'aune de sa mythologie

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ID4716601
AuthorsJulien D''Huy, Julien D’huy (0000-0002-7566-2741, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author), Julien D'Huy (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie sociale, Collège de France, CNRS, EHESS, 52 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, F-75005 Paris (France))
Year2022
Volume57
Issue7
Publication date2022-06-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropozoologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0761-3032 • E-ISSN: 2107-0881
PublisherMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5252/anthropozoologica2022v57a7
OpenAlexW4281662466
LanguageFR
Citations received1
References cited66

From the origin of the dog and its diffusion to the light of its mythology. Using phylogenetic tools, it is possible to reconstruct how myths about dogs spread around the world, as well as their probable point of origin. The tree built from mythological motifs associated with dogs takes root between Central and East Asia. It shows two diffusions of these motifs in America, the second only affecting the northern part of the continent. The mythological motifs seem to have followed the same diffusion routes as dogs, which corroborates the findings of genetics and archaeology. Furthermore, the phylogenetic approach makes it possible to identify the first mythological tales related to dogs: “A man marries a female dog”; “1/The dog is the master, the guard or the guide to the land of death or 2/Dogs live on the road leading to the land of death”; “The creatures have both human and canine characters, most often a man's body with a dog's head”; “Dogs or men with dog heads are married to human women” and “Sirius is associated with a dog or a wolf”. These reconstructions, also associated with wolves in the area of origin considered, make it possible to explain various archaeological remains with a high degree of probability

Archaeology · Art · Biology · Creatures · Ethnology · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Genealogy · Geography · Mythology · Phylogenetic tree · Classics · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology

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