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Mitra-Varuna : an essay on two Indo-European representations of sovereignty / Georges Dumézil ; translated by Derek Coltman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dumézil, Georges, 1898-1986.
- Standardized Title:
- Mitra-Varuna. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Mythology, Indo-European.
- Gods--Comparative studies.
- Gods.
- Genre:
- Comparative studies.
- Physical Description:
- 189 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Zone Books, 1988.
- Summary:
- In his work the late Georges Dumé zil, arguably the most important modern mythologist, demonstrated that every Indo-European religious and social system was structured according to three primary functions: sovereignty, war, and fertility.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 183-189.
- ISBN:
- 0942299124
- 0942299132
- OCLC:
- 17199977
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