A large part of mythology is based upon a belief in souls and spirits — that is, upon animism in its more general sense.

This, along with the general public's increasing lack of familiarity of Greek mythology at the time led to the figure of Pan becoming generalised as a ' horned god ', and applying connotations to the character, such as benevolence that were not evident in the original Greek myths which in turn gave rise to the popular acceptance of Murray's hypothetical horned god of the witches.

However, modern-day scholars tend to be more suspicious of comparative approaches, avoiding overly general or universal statements about mythology.

At the college and high school level, most questions are on all general subjects, including literature ; history ; science and math ; social sciences ; fine arts ; geography ; religion, mythology, and philosophy ; and general knowledge.

In Aztec mythology and among present-day Nahuas, Tonantzin ' Our Revered Mother ' is a general title bestowed upon female deities.

It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800.

Samoan mythology is a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology in the Samoa Islands.

Tongan mythology is a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology in Tonga.

In Egyptian mythology, the underworld was composed of the general area, named Duat, and a more pleasant area to which the morally righteous were permitted, named Aaru.

Zulu mythology contains numerous deities, commonly associated with animals or general classes of natural phenomena.

Based around the general roleplaying and fantasy-game concept of Elves as conceived in Lord of the Rings, the Eldar concept has been heavily adapted to create a futuristic space-faring race complete with their own unique history, mythology and culture.

The joke has been embraced since that time, at least at Brown, and Carberry has traditionally been scheduled to lecture every Friday the 13th and February 29 ( he of course " misses " all of them ), and a general mythology has grown around him and his family.

Ninsun is the Mother Goddess in general Mesopotamian mythology.

In Ohlone mythology and traditional legends, and folk tales, the Ohlone participated in the general cultural pattern of Central and Northern California.

However, in general, their mythology is more closely related to the mythology of the Maya peoples who are their near neighbors

In the nineteenth and twentieth century, the general population became increasingly interested in Slavic mythology, fuelled by various romantic, nationalistic, and, in modern times, neopagan movements.

In Iranian mythology, Afrasiab is considered by far the most prominent of all Turanian kings ; he is a formidable warrior, a skilful general, and an agent of Ahriman, who is endowed with magical powers of deception to destroy Iranian civilization.

In general, the arguments fall into one of two camps: scholars who believe that the Palette is a record of actual events, and other academics who argue that it is an object designed to establish the mythology of united rule over Upper and Lower Egypt by the king.

Close to the Needle ’ s Eye is the ' Bladder Stone ', though some say its real name is the ‘ Balder Stone ’, and the ' Raven Bowl ', thus linking it with the Norse god of that name and Germanic mythology in general.

The physical scope of Biblical mythology was limited to the general area of the Middle East but in other parts of the world, Chinese and Aztec religions and cultures emerged as separate and distinct belief systems.

For example: as cultures change and the political environment shifts, societies may criminalise or decriminalise certain behaviours, which directly affects the statistical crime rates, influence the allocation of resources for the enforcement of laws, and ( re -) influence the general public opinion.

A general map of the cultures in European Russia at the arrival of the Varangians and before the beginning of the Slavic colonization

Spanish proverbs are a subset of proverbs that are used in Western cultures in general ; there are many that have essentially the same form and content as their counterparts in other Western languages.

While it is possible to speak of a general ' stone age ' period for the whole of humanity, some groups never developed metal-smelting technology, so remained in a ' stone age ' until they encountered technologically developed cultures.

The coexistence of two different cultures and the stimulus of Italian Renaissance led to a flourishing of letters and the arts in Candia and Crete in general, that is today known as the Cretan Renaissance.

Although there is a wide range of leadership cultures and styles between the three main colony varieties and in some cases very dominant ministers or secretaries may hold greater sway over some colonies than others, the general prevailing culture in most colonies is strongly democratic.

" In general, " Pelasgian " has come to mean more broadly all the indigenous inhabitants of the Aegean Sea region and their cultures before the advent of the Greek language.

The ethnography, as the empirical data on human societies and cultures, was pioneered in the biological, social, and cultural branches of anthropology but has also become a popular in the social sciences in general — sociology, communication studies, history — wherever people study ethnic groups, formations, compositions, resettlements, social welfare characteristics, materiality, spirituality, and a peoples ethnogenesis.

By analogy with biodiversity, which is thought to be essential to the long-term survival of life on earth, it can be argued that cultural diversity may be vital for the long-term survival of humanity ; and that the conservation of indigenous cultures may be as important to humankind as the conservation of species and ecosystems is to life in general.

Abdul Aziz Said writes that the Islamic concept of dhimmi, when applied, allowed other cultures to flourish and prevented the general rise of antisemitism.

Due to the cultural impact of Arab civilization, and especially through the spread of Islam, the word has gained currency as a religious term or general honorific in many other parts of the world as well, notably in Muslim cultures in Africa and Asia.

The exact term " melting pot " came into general usage in the United States after it was used as a metaphor describing a fusion of nationalities, cultures and ethnicities in the 1908 play of the same name, first performed in Washington, D. C., where the immigrant protagonist declared:

Recruits from areas covered by the RFSUs often come from indigenous cultures radically different from that of the general Australian population, and as such many regular standards and methods of training are not as applicable in their case.

The potlatch, as an overarching term, is quite general, since some cultures have many words in their language for various specific types of gatherings.

The Organizational Culture Inventory measures twelve behavioral norms that are grouped into three general types of cultures:

If every culture had its own specific popular medicine based on its general cultural features, it would be possible to propose the existence of as many medical systems as there were cultures and, therefore, develop the comparative study of these systems.

Factors such as how different the two interacting cultures are, and how easily individuals can integrate these two cultures ( bicultural identity integration ) may partially explain why general statements about approaches to acculturation are not sufficient in predicting successful adaptation.

Unlike trial by ordeal in general, which is known to many cultures worldwide, the trial by combat is known primarily from the customs of the Germanic peoples.

Despite the general perception that American culture is characterized more by diversity than by homogeneity, the American ideology of cultural homogeneity implies an American mindset that because Eurocentric cultures are superior to others, people with different cultures should conform to the dominant monocultural canon and norms.

In general, modernists saw themselves as looking back to the best practices of poets in earlier periods and other cultures.

Although the word " romance " or the equivalents thereof may not have the same connotation in other cultures, the general idea of " romantic love " appears to have crossed cultures and been accepted as a concept at one point in time or another.