Author: Georges Dumezil; Jaan Puhvel [editor]; David Weeks [translator]
Title: The Stakes of the Warrior
Description: Berkeley, University of California Press, 1983. Cloth. A smart copy of this translated section of Dumezil's notable work Mythe Et Epopee. The first part 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 observes the nature of the hero, a tormented being held between the civilized and the demonic patrons. In this analysis, Dumezil reveals the divine tug-of-war between Odin and Thor, Siva and Visnu, Hera and Athena, and the mortals they entrap in their cosmic contests. Written by Georges Dumezil, a French philologist, linguist, and religious studies scholar who specialized in comparative linguistics and mythology. Translated by David Weeks, an American linguist and translator. Edited with an introduction by Jaan Puhvel, an Estonian comparative linguist and comparative mythologist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with small creases to the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Stakes Warrior Dumezil Puhvel Warrior None


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