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The Destiny of a King

Af: Georges Dumezil, Alf Hiltebeitel Engelsk Paperback

The Destiny of a King

Af: Georges Dumezil, Alf Hiltebeitel Engelsk Paperback
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The preeminent scholar of comparative studies of Indo-European society, Georges Dumézil theorized that ancient and prehistoric Indo-European culture and literature revolved around three major functions: sovereignty, force, and fertility. This work treats these functions as they are articulated through "first king" legends found in Indian, Iranian, and Celtic epics, particularly the Mahabharata. Dumézil, drawing on an extraordinarily broad range of Indo-European sources from Scandinavia to India and offering an original and provocative analytic method, set a new agenda for studies in comparative oral literature, historical linguistics, comparative mythology, and history of religions. The Destiny of a King examines one of the "little" epics within the Mahabharata—the legend of King Yayati, a distant ancestor of the Pandavas, the heroes of the larger epic. Dumézil compares Yayati's attributes and actions with those of the legendary Celtic king Eochaid Feidlech and also finds striking similarities in the stories surrounding the daughters of these two kings, the Indian Madhavi and the Celtic Medb. When he compares these two traditions with the "first king" legends from Iran, he finds such common themes as the apportionment of the earth and the "sin of the sovereign."
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The preeminent scholar of comparative studies of Indo-European society, Georges Dumézil theorized that ancient and prehistoric Indo-European culture and literature revolved around three major functions: sovereignty, force, and fertility. This work treats these functions as they are articulated through "first king" legends found in Indian, Iranian, and Celtic epics, particularly the Mahabharata. Dumézil, drawing on an extraordinarily broad range of Indo-European sources from Scandinavia to India and offering an original and provocative analytic method, set a new agenda for studies in comparative oral literature, historical linguistics, comparative mythology, and history of religions. The Destiny of a King examines one of the "little" epics within the Mahabharata—the legend of King Yayati, a distant ancestor of the Pandavas, the heroes of the larger epic. Dumézil compares Yayati's attributes and actions with those of the legendary Celtic king Eochaid Feidlech and also finds striking similarities in the stories surrounding the daughters of these two kings, the Indian Madhavi and the Celtic Medb. When he compares these two traditions with the "first king" legends from Iran, he finds such common themes as the apportionment of the earth and the "sin of the sovereign."
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 164
ISBN-13: 9780226169767
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0226169766
Kategori: Kulturstudier
Udg. Dato: 26 aug 1988
Længde: 11mm
Bredde: 156mm
Højde: 231mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 26 aug 1988
Forfatter(e): Georges Dumezil, Alf Hiltebeitel
Forfatter(e) Georges Dumezil, Alf Hiltebeitel

Kategori Kulturstudier

ISBN-13 9780226169767

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 164

Udgave

Længde 11mm

Bredde 156mm

Højde 231mm

Udg. Dato 26 aug 1988

Oplagsdato 26 aug 1988

Forlag The University of Chicago Press