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Comparative mythology
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- Book Synopsis
- In a magisterial work, Jaan Puhvel unravels the prehistoric Indo-Euopean origins of the traditions of India and Iran, Greece and Rome, of the Celts, Germans, Balts, and Slavs. Utilizing the methodologies of historical linguistics and archaeology, he reconstructs a shared religious, mytholoigcal, and cultural heritage. Separate chapters on individual traditions as well as on recurrent thees-god and warrior, king and virgin, fire and water-give life to Comparative Mythology as both a general introduction and a detaled reference.
- About The Author
- Jaan Puhvel is professor of classis and Indo-European studies at the Uniersvity of California, Los Angeles. Among his books is the mulyi-volume Hittite Etymological Dictionary.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780801839382
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press, (01 August 1989)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 431 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 23 mm
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