Alexander Arguelles | What is the Comparative History of Religions? @ProfASAr | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - What is the comparative study of religion?
06:34 - Emergence of the social sciences in the 18th century
08:25 - Comparative mythology and philology
09:29 - Classical scholarly training
11:01 - Is 19th century scholarship biased?
12:18 - Rigorous doctoral training at University of Chicago
14:23 - Why do people leave their PhD at this stage?
15:55 - Dream symbolism in the Old Norse sagas
19:02 - Comparative religion vs primary sources
23:00 - Usefulness of reading French and German
24:17 - The value of an interdisciplinary perspective
25:52 - How to teach comparative historical religions
29:48 - Tantalizing readings
33:49 - How to join the class

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