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Genealogical Mythmaking

Genealogical Mythmaking is a narrative framework within foundation legends that constructs or fabricates ancestral lineages to legitimize social, political, or cultural authority by attributing descent from mythical or divine progenitors.

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Publications

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The apotheosis of Captain Cook: European mythmaking in the Pacific

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 248 citations

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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific.

Allen Abramson, Gananath Obeyesekere · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 1995 · 70 citations

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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific.

Judith Modell, Gananath Obeyesekere · The American Historical Review · 1994 · 57 citations

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Wisdom of the Mythtellers

Bonnie Irwin, Sean Kane · Journal of American Folklore · 1997 · 33 citations

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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific

Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) · 1992 · 17 citations

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Authors

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  1. GO
    Gananath Obeyesekere

    University of California San Diego, United States

    2 publications · 127 citations

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  2. AA
    Allen Abramson

    University College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 70 citations

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  3. SK
    Sean Kane

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  4. JM
    Judith Modell

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    1 publications · 57 citations

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  5. BI
    Bonnie Irwin

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  1. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

    JRAI · 1 publications · 70 citations

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  2. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University)

    Repository · 1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 57 citations

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  4. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 1 publications · 33 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 248 citations

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