Perspectives On Indo European Language Culture And Religion
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Perspectives On Indo European Language Culture And Religion
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Author : Edgar C. Polomé
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Perspectives On Indo European Language Culture And Religion written by Edgar C. Polomé and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Indo-European languages categories.
Perspectives On Indo European Language Culture And Religion
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Author : Edgar C. Polomé
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Perspectives On Indo European Language Culture And Religion written by Edgar C. Polomé and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Mohammad Ali Jazayery: Edgar C. Polome?A Biographical SketchHomer Thomas: Indo-European?From the Paleolithic to the NeolithicEmily Lyle: Markedness and Encompassment in Relation to Indo-European CosmogonyV. N. Toporov: Indo-European *eg?h-om (*He-g?h-om) ? *men-. 1 Sg. Pron. Pers. in the Light of GlossogeneticsHans Henrich Hock: On the Origin and Early Development of the Sacred Sanskrit Syllable OM*G.A. Klimov: The Kartvelian Analogue of Proto-Indo-European *sumb(h)o- 'spongy, porous?Vitaly Shevoroshkin: On Carian Language and WritingF. Villar: The Numeral 'Two? and Its Number MarkingOnofrio Carruba: Searching for Woman in Anatolian and Indo-European byH. Craig Melchert: Death and the Hittite KingJos Weitenberg: The Meaning of the Expression ?To Become a Wolf? in Hittite byPierre Swiggers: The Indo-European Origin of the Greek Meters?Antoine Meillet?s Views and their Reception by Emile Benveniste and Nikolai TrubetzkoyK.R. Norman: ?As Rare as Fig-Flowers?Guy Jucquois: Regles d?echange, voeux monastiques et tripartition fonctionnelleWolfgang Meid: Ethnos und Sprache.
Essays On Vedic And Indo European Culture
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Author : Boris Oguibénine
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 1998
Essays On Vedic And Indo European Culture written by Boris Oguibénine and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book is about the cultural and religious patterns as these may be reconstructed on a twofold basis: Vedic poets views as known from the Rgveda and some old Indo-European literary sources examined in a comparative perspective. In its main bulk offers a novel approach to the Vedic theory of sacrifice from the point of view of the Vedic priest as an individual social type whose doing was conditioned by the conflict between the groups practising sacrifice as well as the tension between the patron of the sacrifice and the officiant. It also envisages the integration of the warrior into the sacrificial ritual and suggests a solution to the problem of the daksina (commonly called sacrificial priest`s salary) interpreted as a materialisation of the relation between the priest, the gods invoked and the patrons of sacrifice, the daksina`s function being to denote the value of the poetic word in the prayer.The book tackles also some particular issues in Vedic and Indo-European religions: the typology of the warrior, the `cooking` of the poetic word linked to the double-entendre in Vedic poetry designed as a means to solve the problem of the relative importance of the speech within sacrificial ritual and of the food offerings to the gods; the early origins of the yogic practice in Vedic times related to some Indo-European practices as disclosed in Avestan, Hittite and Latin texts.
Encyclopedia Of Indo European Culture
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Author : J. P. Mallory
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1997
Encyclopedia Of Indo European Culture written by J. P. Mallory and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture is a major new reference work that provides full, inclusive coverage of the major Indo-European language stocks, their origins, and the range of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language. The Encyclopedia also includes numerous entries on archaeological cultures having some relationship to the origin and dispersal of Indo-European groups -- as well as entries on some of the major issues in Indo-European cultural studies.There are two kinds of entries in the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture: a) those that are devoted to archaeology, culture, or the various Indo -European languages; and b) those that are devoted to the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European words.Entries may be accessed either via the General Index or the List of Topics: Entries by Category where all individual reconstructed head-forms can also be found. Reference may also be made to the Language Indices.In order to make the book as accessible as possible to the non-specialist, the Editors have provided a list of Abbreviations and Definitions, which includes a number of definitions of specialist terms (primarily linguistic) with which readers may not be acquainted. As the writing systems of many Indo-European groups vary considerably in terms of phonological representation, there is also included a list of Phonetic Definitions.With more than 700 entries, written by specialists from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture has become an essential reference text in this field.
The Indo Europeans
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Author : Jean-Paul Demoule
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
The Indo Europeans written by Jean-Paul Demoule and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Archaeology and history categories.
The existence of an Indo-European linguistic family, allowing for the fact that several languages widely dispersed across Eurasia share numerous traits, has been demonstrated for several centuries now. But the underlying factors for this shared heritage have been fiercely debated by linguists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. The leading theory, of which countless variations exist, argues that this similarity is best explained by the existence, at one given point in time and space, of a common language and corresponding population. This ancient, prehistoric, population would then have diffused across Eurasia, eventually leading to the variation observed in historical and modern times. The Indo-Europeans: Archaeology, Language, Race, and the Search for the Origins of the West argues that despite its acceptance and use by most researchers from different disciplines, such a model is inherently flawed. This book describes how, beginning in the late eighteenth century, Europeans began a quest for a supposed original homeland, from which a small conquering people would one day spread out, bringing their language to Europe and parts of Asia (India, Iran, Afghanistan). This quest was often closely tied to ideological preoccupations and it was in its name that the Nazi leadership, claiming for the Germans the status of the purest Indo-Europeans (or Aryans), waged genocide. The last part of the book summarizes the current state of knowledge and current hypotheses in the fields of linguistics, archaeology, comparative mythology, and genetics. The culmination of three decades of research, this book offers a sweeping survey of the historiography of the Indo-European debate and poses a devastating challenge to the Indo-European origin story at its roots.
Evolutionary Epistemology Language And Culture
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Author : Nathalie Gontier
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-07-25
Evolutionary Epistemology Language And Culture written by Nathalie Gontier and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-25 with Philosophy categories.
For the first time in history, scholars working on language and culture from within an evolutionary epistemological framework, and thereby emphasizing complementary or deviating theories of the Modern Synthesis, were brought together. Of course there have been excellent conferences on Evolutionary Epistemology in the past, as well as numerous conferences on the topics of Language and Culture. However, until now these disciplines had not been brought together into one all-encompassing conference. Moreover, previously there never had been such stress on alternative and complementary theories of the Modern Synthesis. Today we know that natural selection and evolution are far from synonymous and that they do not explain isomorphic phenomena in the world. ‘Taking Darwin seriously’ is the way to go, but today the time has come to take alternative and complementary theories that developed after the Modern Synthesis, equally seriously, and, furthermore, to examine how language and culture can merit from these diverse disciplines. As this volume will make clear, a specific inter- and transdisciplinary approach is one of the next crucial steps that needs to be taken, if we ever want to unravel the secrets of phenomena such as language and culture.
The Quest For The Origins Of Vedic Culture
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Author : Edwin Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001-09-06
The Quest For The Origins Of Vedic Culture written by Edwin Bryant and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-06 with History categories.
This work studies how Indian scholars have rejected the idea of an external origin of the Indo-Aryans, by questioning the logic assumptions and methods upon which the theory is based.
Romanian Folklore And Its Archaic Heritage
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Author : Ana R. Chelariu
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-02-13
Romanian Folklore And Its Archaic Heritage written by Ana R. Chelariu and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book presents rich information on Romanian mythology and folklore, previously under-explored in Western scholarship, placing the source material within its historical context and drawing comparisons with European and Indo-European culture and mythological tradition. The author presents a detailed comparative study and argues that Romanian mythical motifs have roots in Indo-European heritage, by analyzing and comparing mythical motifs from the archaic cultures, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Sanskrit, and Persian, with written material and folkloric data that reflects the Indo-European culture. The book begins by outlining the history of the Getae-Dacians, beginning with Herodotus' description of their customs and beliefs in the supreme god Zamolxis, then moves to the Roman wars and the Romanization process, before turning to recent debates in linguistics and genetics regarding the provenance of a shared language, religion, and culture in Europe. The author then analyzes myth creation, its relation to rites, and its functions in society, before examining specific examples of motifs and themes from Romanian folk tales and songs. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of folklore studies, comparative mythology, linguistic anthropology, and European culture.
Eschatology In The Indo Iranian Traditions
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Author : Mitra Ara
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Eschatology In The Indo Iranian Traditions written by Mitra Ara and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Eschatology categories.
Eschatology in the Indo-Iranian Traditions traces the roots of the belief in life after death from the earliest religious beliefs of the Indo-European people, through its first textual emergence among the Indo-Iranians. Tracing the Indo-Iranian concepts of the nature and constitution of man, with special reference to the doctrine of the Soul and its transmigration, the book demonstrates the profound nature of the physical, ethical, spiritual, and psychological ideals embodied in these thought systems as preserved in the Indian and Iranian scriptures. The central issue was death and the journey to the afterlife. Exploring the characteristic features of Indo-Iranian religions provides a better understanding of the development of eschatological beliefs in later religions in the same way that the Zoroastrian apocalyptic beliefs point to genetic historical relations among Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. This comparative study enriches our understanding of the antecedents of afterlife beliefs and creates enthusiasm for further in-depth research into the Indo-Iranian religion as a system, acknowledging its genetic historical connections with both earlier and subsequent traditions. Eschatology in the Indo-Iranian Traditions has wide-ranging appeal to upper undergraduate and graduate courses in comparative religion, Asian studies, philosophy, and Indian and Iranian studies.
The Oxford Introduction To Proto Indo European And The Proto Indo European World
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Author : J. P. Mallory
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-08-24
The Oxford Introduction To Proto Indo European And The Proto Indo European World written by J. P. Mallory and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book introduces Proto-Indo-European and explores what the language reveals about the people who spoke it. The Proto-Indo-Europeans lived somewhere in Europe or Asia between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago, and no text of their language survives. J. P. Mallory and Douglas Adams show how over the last two centuries scholars have reconstructed it from its descendant languages, the surviving examples of which comprise the world's largest language family. After a concise account of Proto-Indo-European grammar and a consideration of its discovery, they use the reconstructed language and related evidence from archaeology and natural history to examine the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Our distant ancestors had used the wheel, were settled arable farmers, kept sheep and cattle, brewed beer, got married, made weapons, and had 27 verbs for the expression of strife. The subjects to which the authors devote chapters include fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing and textiles, food and drink, space and time, emotions, mythology, religion, and the continuing quest to discover the Proto-Indo-European homeland. Proto-Indo-European-English and English-Proto-Indo-European vocabularies and full indexes conclude the book. Written in a clear, readable style and illustrated with maps, figures, and tables, this book is on a subject of great and enduring fascination. It will appeal to students of languages, classics, and the ancient world, as well as to general readers interested in the history of language and of early human societies.