Most archetypes, whether from psychology, mythology, trends, or fiction, are a strong function of context and say more about context than the people being classified/pattern matched. To develop context free archetypes you necessarily have to develop a theory of historical change.
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Replying to @vgr
Do you know James T. Houk's The Illusion of Certainty? He's an anthropologist of the contemporary evangelical scene and has a theory about how religions don't tend to spread unless by the sword because they're culture-bound in the same way that you're describing (I think!).
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Replying to @theoneanubhav @Greedzilla1
Sure but then they tend to transform a lot in the process. Both Buddhism and Christianity spread mostly non-violently, but then got strongly localized in the process.
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