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patternism|ˈpætənɪz(ə)m|
[f. pattern n. + -ism.]
A name given (chiefly by its critics) to a way of describing religions (esp. those of the ancient Near East) not on the basis of historical development but on the basis of common and recurrent patterns; also, a mode of literary appreciation based on recurrent patterns. Hence ˈpatternist, a proponent of this theory (also attrib. or as adj.).
1951H. Frankfort Problem of Similarity in Anc. Near Eastern Religions 10 One may admit the close relationship between the myths and rites of a religion..without falling into the error of those ‘functionalist’ and ‘patternist’ authors who declare that a myth is merely the spoken accompaniment of ritual. 1956Jrnl. Theol. Stud. VII. 276 The absurdity of labelling scholars holding such divergent views on the subject of ‘patternism’..as the ‘Scandinavian’ school of patternists. Ibid. 277 It must be admitted that some of the Scandinavian patternists have carried their interpretation of the Old Testament to lengths which invite criticism. 1957Scottish Jrnl. Theol. X. 95 This volume is all the more welcome because since Professor Hooke edited Myth and Ritual, he has often been unjustly held responsible for all the vagaries of the wildest of the patternists. Ibid., Not all will agree with Dr Hooke's patternist explanation of Elijah on Carmel and away to Horeb. 1961Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Feb. p. xiii/3 Another interesting feature of Dr. Carrington's ‘patternism’ is his suggestion that Mark has divided his narrative into five divisions. |