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Mythic Cities

Mythic Cities is a theoretical construct in the study of legendary places that identifies and analyzes imaginary urban centers imbued with supernatural, symbolic, or archetypal significance within cultural narratives, distinguishing them from purely historical or geographical cities through their narrative and mythopoietic functions.

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2.6K

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41

Authors

19

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

39

Authenticity on the Ground: Engaging the Past in a California Ghost Town

Dydia DeLyser · Annals of the Association of American Geographers · 1999 · 305 citations

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Myth and metropolis: Walter Benjamin and the city

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 230 citations

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Introduction — Urban Charisma

Thomas Blom Hansen, Oskar Verkaaik · Critique of Anthropology · 2009 · 202 citations

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Rome in the Renaissance: The City and the Myth

Viviana Comensoli, P. A. Ramsey · Modern Language Studies · 1985 · 177 citations

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Myth and Metropolis: Walter Benjamin and the City

Geoffrey Bewley · Journal of Design History · 1997 · 140 citations

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Authors

41

  1. PS
    Peter Schmitt

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    3 publications · 143 citations

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  2. RP
    Roger Paden

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 69 citations

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  3. IA
    Iris Aravot

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  4. OV
    Oskar Verkaaik

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    1 publications · 202 citations

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  5. XL
    Xinjing Liu

    First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  2. Eastern Kentucky University

    Richmond, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  3. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  4. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  5. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  6. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    118 citations

  7. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    305 citations

  8. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

    Haifa, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 620 citations

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  2. Utopian Studies

    2 publications · 69 citations

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  3. City

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  4. Lirias (KU Leuven)

    Repository · 1 publications · 51 citations

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  5. Journal of Church and State

    JCS · 1 publications · 33 citations

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