Indo-European Afterlives

This volume brings together scholars from archaeology, historical linguistics and comparative mythology to explore how early Indo-European communities imagined death and what lies beyond. From poetic visions of the afterlife to the ritual logic of cremation and the etymology of mourning, Indo-Europe...

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description This volume brings together scholars from archaeology, historical linguistics and comparative mythology to explore how early Indo-European communities imagined death and what lies beyond. From poetic visions of the afterlife to the ritual logic of cremation and the etymology of mourning, Indo-European Afterlives examines how the transition from life to death was conceptualized and ritualized across the Indo-European world. Topics include the eschatological power of poetry, the symbolic role of fire in funerary rites, linguistic reconstructions of underworld deities and rituals and the significance of mythic figures such as the Valkyries, the R̥bhus and Orpheus in navigating the boundary between life and the afterlife. By interweaving philological analysis, archaeological evidence and mythological narratives, the volume offers new perspectives on how notions of death and the beyond were embedded in early Indo-European belief systems. Interdisciplinary in scope, Indo-European Afterlives will appeal to scholars and curious readers alike.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1740892026-03-19T14:45:26Z Indo-European Afterlives H. Larsson, Jenny Olander, Thomas Richardt Jørgensen, Anders Eschatology Funeral Rituals Indo-European Poetics Mythology Religion Indo-European thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAX History of religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRS Ancient religions and Mythologies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology This volume brings together scholars from archaeology, historical linguistics and comparative mythology to explore how early Indo-European communities imagined death and what lies beyond. From poetic visions of the afterlife to the ritual logic of cremation and the etymology of mourning, Indo-European Afterlives examines how the transition from life to death was conceptualized and ritualized across the Indo-European world. Topics include the eschatological power of poetry, the symbolic role of fire in funerary rites, linguistic reconstructions of underworld deities and rituals and the significance of mythic figures such as the Valkyries, the R̥bhus and Orpheus in navigating the boundary between life and the afterlife. By interweaving philological analysis, archaeological evidence and mythological narratives, the volume offers new perspectives on how notions of death and the beyond were embedded in early Indo-European belief systems. Interdisciplinary in scope, Indo-European Afterlives will appeal to scholars and curious readers alike. 2026-03-19T14:45:25Z 2026-03-19T14:45:25Z 2026-03-02T18:05:54Z 2025 book 2004-9080 (Online) https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111015 9789176352847 9789176352830 9789176352854 9789176352861 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174089 eng Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111015/1/9789176352830.pdf Stockholm University Press Stockholm University Press 10.16993/bcw 10.16993/bcw c5cec141-b2bf-4c40-aef0-7bda5c4363d0 9789176352847 9789176352830 9789176352854 9789176352861 Stockholm University Press 212 Stockholm, Sweden open access
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Funeral Rituals
Indo-European Poetics
Mythology
Religion
Indo-European
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Indo-European Afterlives
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title_full Indo-European Afterlives
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title_short Indo-European Afterlives
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topic Eschatology
Funeral Rituals
Indo-European Poetics
Mythology
Religion
Indo-European
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Mythology
Religion
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