Guest guest Posted May 6, 2001 Report Share Posted May 6, 2001 Dear Ferenc, the motif of the primaeval giant sacrificed (or sacrificing himself) in order to establish the order and life-death cycle in the world seems to be universal or archetypal (I remember reading somewhere about a human sacrifice connected with a creation myth among South American Indians: a man was tied to a wooden frame symbolising the Universe, immolated, and his different parts were given [in order to be eaten] to different social groups of tribesman). But Indo-European versions have some specific features in common. Unfortunately I have not read Bruce Lincoln's book, so I don't know did he take into account, or note, the important article: S. Schayer. A Note on the Old Russian Variants of the PuruSasUkta. - Archiv Orientalny, 1935, t.7, pp.319-329. On PuruSa in connection with a related (Indo-Iranian) image of a primaeval sacrificed giant I have wrote recently in: An Iranian Myth in Eastern India: Gayomart and the Mythology of GayA. In: Oriantalia Suecana, XLVII (1998), pp. 140-141. Hope this will help. Best regards, Yaroslav Vassilkov Sat, 05 May 101 23:07 +0300 MSK Ferenc Ruzsa wrote to <indology>: > Friends, > > based on parallels (e.g. Old Norse Ymir) the central motif of the puruSa-sUkta > has been considered to be of Indo-European origin. However, there are other, > non-IE versions of the myth. > > I have read Bruce Lincoln's 1986 book, Myth, Cosmos and Society. Indo-European > Themes of Creation and Destruction. [Thank you, Lars Martin, for the > suggestion!] Is there anything else important to read on this? Something more > recent, or presenting the opposite view, or adding more material? > > Thank you, > Ferenc > ----------------------- > Ferenc Ruzsa, PhD > associate professor of philosophy > E¶tv¶s LorÓnd University, Budapest > e-mail: f_ruzsa > > > > indology > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > --- Yaroslav Vassilkov (yavass) Institute of Oriental Studies Sun, 06 May 101 11:35 +0300 MSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2001 Report Share Posted May 10, 2001 Thank you for your suggestions, Yaroslav and Lars Martin. I will trace them. Lincoln does not quote Schayer, but one of his principal sources is the _Poem on the Dove King_ (Stic' o golubinoj knig). With best wishes, Ferenc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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