> As per accepted understanding, PIE kings never performed religious functions.
Not accepted by me, Kishore. I rather think "king" was far more religious than political, in what we can reconstruct of PIE society. This idea goes back to Benveniste, and you'll find it in Mallory.
Where is your source of evidence that your idea is the "accepted" one?
Peter
thank you for this academic post in all this mele. I would reply once I am back to Hyderabad.Kishore patnaik
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