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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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.
