{"product_id":"the-destiny-of-a-king-georges-dumzil-9780226169767","title":"The Destiny of a King","description":"The preeminent scholar of comparative studies of Indo-European society, Georges Dum騷il theorized that ancient and prehistoric Indo-European culture and literature revolved around three major functions: sovereignty, force, and fertility. This work treats these functions as they are articulated through \"first king\" legends found in Indian, Iranian, and Celtic epics, particularly the \u003ci\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e. Dum騷il, drawing on an extraordinarily broad range of Indo-European sources from Scandinavia to India and offering an original and provocative analytic method, set a new agenda for studies in comparative oral literature, historical linguistics, comparative mythology, and history of religions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Destiny of a King\u003c\/i\u003e examines one of the \"little\" epics within the \u003ci\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e--the legend of King Yayati, a distant ancestor of the Pandavas, the heroes of the larger epic. Dum騷il compares Yayati's attributes and actions with those of the legendary Celtic king Eochaid Feidlech and also finds striking similarities in the stories surrounding the daughters of these two kings, the Indian Madhavi and the Celtic Medb. When he compares these two traditions with the \"first king\" legends from Iran, he finds such common themes as the apportionment of the earth and the \"sin of the sovereign.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georges Dum騷il\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226169766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226169767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.02w x 0.54d","brand":"Georges Dum騷il","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946336649471,"sku":"9780226169767","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e5ee78aa-6f37-451d-820b-99ad3dedffff.jpg?v=1681512584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-destiny-of-a-king-georges-dumzil-9780226169767","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}