Signum University — Blackberry

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Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

General Humanities

Precepted by Dr. Joel D. Ruark

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Comparative Mythology Portal

March 2026

Tolkien as Mythmaker: The Architecture of Middle-earth

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

April 2026

Tolkien and the Old Testament Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Joel D. Ruark

All Modules in Comparative Mythology Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Ancient Egyptian Mages	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Ancient Near East Literature and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
An Introduction to Hinduism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Art Bible Comparative Mythology Crafting Cultural Studies History Modernism Philosophy Renaissance Romanticism The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages
Biblical Foundations: Genesis 1-11	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Crash Course on Norse Myths	Dr. Paul Peterson	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Germanic Studies The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: The Hero’s Journey	Dr. Julian Barr	Creative Writing Sector	Comparative Mythology Creative Writing Workshops
Egyptian Book of the Dead	Shawn Gaffney	Language Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology History Magic Religious Studies
Egyptian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Fairy Tales Studies: Exploring Fairy Tales from Around the World and from Different Authors	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory British Literature Children’s Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy Japan Magic Monsters Worldbuilding
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal	Kerra Fletcher Jay Moses	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene Comparative Mythology Drama Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Ethics Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies Magic Metaphysics Monsters Weird Fiction Worldbuilding
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic in the Greco-Roman World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Introduction to Ancient Magic: The Earliest Magic	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Intro to Classical Mythology	Joshua Sosa	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Mesopotamian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Ovid's Metamorphoses	Lauren Allen	Language Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Classical Literature Comparative Mythology
Representing Utopia through the Ages	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias Worldbuilding
Star Wars: Mysteries of the Force	Joshua Sosa	Fantasy Studies Sector	Comparative Mythology Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Star Wars
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Archaeology British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Film Studies History Modernism Monsters Science Fiction The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias
The Other in the Ancient Egyptian World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
The Witch-cult Hypothesis and Its Afterlives	Dr. Anna Milon	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology History Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Classical World	Dr. Hamish Williams	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien as Mythmaker: The Architecture of Middle-earth	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Comparative Mythology Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages JRR Tolkien
Viking Hogwarts: A Guide to Old Norse Magic	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Battle Magic and Mythology	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Monsters Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Shamanistic World Views in Norse Magic	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age

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