The changing values of the twentieth century. The uncertainties inherent in present- day biblical scholarship. The work of the British Myth and Ritual School as symptomatic of an altered attitude towards the basic values inherent in primitive tradition. The enigmatic character of the sudden emergence of this school in Britain in 1933. The reasons for the emergence of the British Myth and Ritual School. An analysis of its distinctive features. Its relationship to previous trends in anthropological studies, in general, and to Continental biblical scholarship, in particular. Pedersen and Mowinckel, Gunkel and Gressmann. The ideas of the British Myth and Ritual School a parallel phenomenon. The common roots of these developments in Robertson Smith and Codrington. The Uppsala School, a more recent manifestation of the same spirit. The reaction of Ivan Engnell to the idea of evolution. Points of contact between Engnell's views on the subject and the views already expressed by Pedersen and others. The problem of Tradition-history viewed in the light of Engnell's claims. Gunkel the originator of the term. Questions which require to be answered if the dilemmas associated with the history of contemporary criticism are to be resolved.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113594 |
| Date | January 1962 |
| Creators | Beatty, Robert. H. |
| Contributors | Frost, S. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Religion.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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