Indo-European Interfaces : Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology / Jenny Larsson, Thomas Olander, Anders Richardt Jørgensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larsson, Jenny, author.

Olander, Thomas, author.

Jørgensen, Anders Richardt, author.

Series:

Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology and history.

Indo-European languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Stockholm, Sweden : Stockholm University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Current scientific advances are reshaping our understanding of prehistory, offering unprecedented insights into the movements and kinship patterns of prehistoric populations. These new advances provide us with detailed information on several aspects of the early speakers of Indo-European and their lives. However, the prehistoric humans that we know through bones and potsherds were once real people speaking real languages and having specific beliefs, mythological tales and poetic expressions. With this book, we want to apply a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical linguistics, archaeology, and comparative religion in order to improve our understanding of the early speakers of Indo-European. The book is a collection of papers by specialists in historical linguistics, archaeology and comparative religion, each examining different facets of the early Indo-European speakers, including their language, culture, and religious practices.

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