Author: Georges Dumezil; Alf Hiltebeitel [translated]
Title: The Destiny of a King
Description: Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1973. Cloth. The first English edition of this comparative study of "first king" legends from Indo-European society from French philologist, Georges Dumezil. The first English translated edition. Originally published as part three of Mythe et epopee, vol 2.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Scholar of comparative studies of Indo-European society George Dumezil, articulates his theory that ancient and prehistoric Indo-European culture and literature revolved around three major functions: sovereignty, force and fertility. Through the use of "first king" legends found in Indian, Iranian, and Celtic epics, he draws on a broad range of Indo-European sources from Scandinavia to India. Georges Dumézil was a French comparative philologist best known for his analysis of sovereignty and power in Proto-Indo-European religion and society. He is considered one of the major contributors to mythography. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with slight shelf wear to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Keywords: Ancient History Legends Indo-European Culture Legends None


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