patternismn.
/ˈpatn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpatənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpædərˌnɪz(ə)m/ Analysis based upon the identification of recurrent patterns; spec. the practice of describing or classifying religions (esp. those of the Eastern Mediterranean region) by recurrent patterns rather than by historical development.
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criticism1625
critical theory1799
literary theory1807
autocriticism1820
pseudo-criticism1851
Formgeschichte1923
form-criticism1928
form-history1928
practical criticism1929
New Criticism1941
contextualism1955
patternism1956
objectivism1961
narratology1971
new historicism1972
deconstruction1973
post-structuralism1975
deconstructionism1980
theory1982
1956 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 7 276 The absurdity of labelling scholars holding such divergent views on the subject of ‘patternism’..as the ‘Scandinavian’ school of patternists.
1966 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 8 284 As these increase it becomes possible to apply the comparative method more fully and exactly, always remembering the danger of patternism.
1990 D. D. Thorpe (title) Jesus Christ's everlasting gospel and ancient patternism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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