Indo-European Comparative Mythology and Poetics

I E STD C160 - Indo-European Comparative Mythology and Poetics

<p>Seminar, three hours. Preparation: ability to read original sources in at least one ancient Indo-European language. Comparison of major Indo-European mythological and poetic traditions and reconstruction of their common sources. Topics include divinities and their names; symbolic systems in social context; myths, folk narratives, belief systems; relations with other traditions; literary continuations of mythopoetic material. Concurrently scheduled with course C160. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Indo-European Studies

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College of Letters and Science

The primary focus of the interdisciplinary program is the study of the ancient Indo-European languages and of their reconstructed ancestor, Proto-Indo-European.

General Catalog

Indo-European Comparative Mythology and Poetics

I E STD C260

4 units