Comparative Mythology (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1989
First published:	1987
Authors:	Jaan Puhvel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-8018-3938-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-8018-3938-6
Barcode:	9780801839382

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