EJVS 12-1: Vala and Iwato. (Compar. myth. in India/Japan/Beyond)

[Guest guest]

The Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies is now beginning its 11th year

(after completing 10 vols. and one special volume on Soma).

 

We now start off with vol. 12, issue 1 (March 1, 2005), 1-69,

containing a longish paper on comparative mythology:

 

"Vala and Iwato. The Myth of the Hidden Sun in India, Japan, and

beyond."

 

Similarities and congruences across Eurasia and the Americas (Laurasia)

are investigated, and a scenario is proposed for the surprisingly close

relationship between the Vedic and Old Japanese versions, both in myth

and ritual.

 

Available at:

http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu:80/~indst206/Background_Information/

Vala_Iwato.pdf

 

and the journal site:

http://users.primushost.com/~india/ejvs/ejvs1201/ejvs1201article.pdf

 

Additional pictures, plans and maps (big file!) at:

 

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/Vala-Iwato-pics.pdf

 

As always, serious discussion is welcome; please write to:

witzel,

and watch out for our new discussion list, Indo-Eurasia, to be

announced soon.

 

Michael Witzel

Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University

1 Bow Street, 3rd fl., Cambridge MA 02138

1-617-495 3295 Fax: 496 8571

direct line: 496 2990

http://witzel (AT) fas (DOT) harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm