Comparative mythology

著者

• Puhvel, Jaan

書誌事項

Comparative mythology

Jaan Puhvel

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987

• : hard
• : pbk.

注記

Includes references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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.

目次

Preface Introduction Part I: Directions Chapter 1. The Study of Myth Chapter 2. Creation Myth in the Ancient Near East Chapter 3. The Concepts "Indo-European" and "Indo-Iranian" Part II: Traditions Chapter 4. Vedic India Chapter 5. Epic India Chapter 6. Ancient Iran Chapter 7. Epic Iran Chapter 8. Ancient Greece Chapter 9. Ancient Rome Chapter 10. Celtic Myth Chapter 11. Germanic Myth Chapter 12. Baltic and Slavic Myth Part III: Themes Chapter 13. God and Warrior Chapter 14. King and Virgin Chapter 15. Horse and Ruler Chapter 16. Fire in Water Chapter 17. Twin and Brother Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA0073844X
• ISBN:
  • 0801834139
  • 0801839386
• LCCN: 86020882
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Baltimore
• ページ数/冊数: x, 302 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BL311
  • DC19 : 291.1/3
  • NDC6 : 162
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Mythology