The New Comparative Mythology: An Anthropological Assessment of the Theories of Georges Dumézil

ancient I-E appears Aryaman aspects associated Aśvins attempt Avestan basic Benveniste Bhaga Brahman Celtic common I-E comparative mythology concept concerned critics culture deities despite dieu dieux discussed divine Dumé Dumézil asserts Dumézil's system Dumézil's theories Dumézilian Durkheim early Roman epic especially evidence example extent func Georges Dumézil Germanic Gerschel goddess gods Greek Hadingus Heimdallr Heracles Hittite I-E ideology I-E myth I-E speakers I-E-speaking ideas important India Indic Indo Indo-Européens Indo-Iranian Indra interpretation Iran Iranian Jupiter king language later linguistic Mahābhārata Mars Mitanni Mitra mythical Namuci nature Norse Ossetic Othinn Ouranos parallels pattern perhaps phase priests Proto-I-E Quirinus relationship representatives Rig Veda ritual Roman religion Rome Romulus sacred Sahadeva Scythian second function social organization society souverains sovereign sovereignty suggests Syrdon thesis Thieme third function three functions tion tradition triad tripartite ideology Tullus Tullus Hostilius Vanir Varuna Vedic Vohu Manah warrior Wikander Zoroaster Zoroastrian