Aryan Idols - Indo-European Mythology As Ideology and Science

Zusammenfassung Examining the discourse of Indo-European scholarship, this book demonstrates how the interconnected concepts of "Indo-European" and "Aryan" as ethnic categories have been shaped by, and used for, various ideologies. It traces the evolution of the Aryan idea through the nineteenth century - from its roots in Bible-based classifications.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Arvidsson, Stefan/ Wichmann Arvidsson
• Assisted by: Sonia Wichmann (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2006
• EAN: 9780226028606
• ISBN: 978-0-226-02860-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries