{"product_id":"the-destiny-of-a-king-paperback-1","title":"The Destiny of a King - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorges Dumézil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe preeminent scholar of comparative studies of Indo-European society, Georges Dumézil 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. Dumézil, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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. Dumézil 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.98 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42563017343072,"sku":"9780226169767","price":76.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Mkl6dThiVUVKVlYwQkY2S21sdWduQT09.webp?v=1770389737","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-destiny-of-a-king-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}