Re: [tied] Seeking Information Please

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 14876
Date: 2002-08-31

P.S. Excuse the French (:-)), but some of the important sources have not been translated into English. Dumézil's books _Ancient Roman Religion_ and _Gods of the Ancient Northmen_ are available in English, and though they deal with specific historical cultures the IE background is present there as well. Benveniste's collection of essays (referenced below) is still a great read.
 
Piotr
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Seeking Information Please

The two authors most famous for their work on the tripartite hierarchisation of the IE social structure and religious pantheon are Emile Benveniste (_Le vocabulaire des institutions indo-européennes_, 1969, Paris: Minuit; English translation: _Indo-European Language and Society_, 1973, Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press) and Georges Dumézil (_L'idéologie tripartite des Indo-Européens_, 1958, Bruxelles: LATOMUS; _Les dieux souverains des Indo-Européens_, 1977, Paris: Gallimard). Their triadic patterns have been reviewed, reinforced, refuted, reformulated, etc. in numerous later publications.
 
Piotr
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Greaghoir MacIain
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Seeking Information Please

Greetings...
 
Pitor,
Thank you for your answer, though it doesnt really answer my question, your point on linquistics is appreciated and well taken. Thank you.
 
Perhaps I should reword my question(s). Let me try again.
 
Does any one happen to know of any other Indo-European linguisticly related cultures, other than Celtic and Roman, whose societal castes/classes corespond to:
 
1) religious functionaries
2) warriors
3) landowner/merchent
 
If so, what are the cultures, and what are the names of the classes/castes.
 
I am not opposed to reading and learning on my own, so if you only want to give sources thats fine. I am limited at this point to English and some Gaidhlig.
 
Thanks again,
Gregg


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