Maths Meets Myths: Quantitative Approaches to Ancient Narratives

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kenna, Ralph (Editor), MacCarron, Máirín (Editor), MacCarron, Pádraig (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Medieval philosophy.; Historical linguistics.; Social sciences.; Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks.; History, general.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Historical Linguistics.; Medieval Philosophy.

With an emphasis on exploring measurable aspects of ancient narratives, Maths Meets Myths sets out to investigate age-old material with new techniques. This book collects, for the first time, novel quantitative approaches to studying sources from the past, such as chronicles, epics, folktales, and m...