Author: Georges Dumezil; Jaan Puhvel [editor]; David Weeks [editor]
Title: The Plight of a Sorcerer
Description: Berkeley, University of California Press, 1986. Cloth. A smart copy of this translated section of Dumezil's notable work Mythe Et Epopee. Translated from the original French. The second section of Dumezil's Mythe Et Epopee, considered his magnum opus, which provides a thorough overview of the trifunctional ideology of Indo-European mythology. This section reconstructs a prototypical figure in the gallery of epic types: the sorcerer. With comprehensive explorations of mythical societies, ancient folklore, and social histories. Written by Georges Dumezil, a French philologist, linguist, and religious studies scholar who specialized in comparative linguistics and mythology. Edited by Jaan Puhvel, an Estonian comparative linguist and comparative mythologist, and David Weeks, an American linguist and translator, both of whom specialise in Indo-European studies. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Plight Sorcerer Mythe et Epopee Dumezil Sorcerer Weeks None


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