Priest-King of the Warriors and Witch-Queen of the Others
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Priest-King of the Warriors and Witch-Queen of the Others

Cargo Cult and Witch Hunt in Indo-European Myth and Reality

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Priest-King of the Warriors and Witch-Queen of the Others

Cargo Cult and Witch Hunt in Indo-European Myth and Reality

About this book

In this book an interpretation of two Indo-European mythological themes within their complex context is presented. Considered are especially historical and socio-cognitive aspects of their background. By means of this approach an innovative interpretation of an otherwise traditional mythological structure is proposed as well as a new one introduced.In the first part of the book the matter of well-known Indo-European creation myth is discussed. It is hypothetically concluded that Proto-Indo-European cultural area originated in prehistoric Cargo Cult. Certain motives and themes of Indo-European creation myth are interpreted as possible semantic relics of Pre-Proto-Indo-European Cargo Cult ideology.In the second part an attempt to present the brand new Indo-European mythological structure, so called witch-hunting myth, is made. Analysed are various local manifestations of narrative dealing with the conflict of elites with the demonic army led by a female witch. A basic sujet pattern is identified and then interpreted as an outcome of archaic Indo-European societies' social and gender setting.

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Table of contents

  1. Content
  2. Introduction
  3. Theoretical Background
  4. Analysis and Interpretation
  5. Conclusion
  6. Bibliography
  7. Резюме