Comparative Mythology

Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jaan Puhvel, Puhvel Jaan
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.09.1989
• EAN: 9780801839382
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-3938-2
• Pagine: 320
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Società; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Hellenic Languages, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)