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Georges Dumézil

    March 4, 1898 – October 11, 1986

    Georges Dumézil, a French comparative philologist, is renowned for his profound analyses of sovereignty and power within Proto-Indo-European religion and society. He stands as a pivotal figure in mythography, notably for his groundbreaking trifunctional hypothesis concerning social structures in ancient civilizations. His work fundamentally reshaped our understanding of early societal organization and ideological frameworks.

    Georges Dumézil
    Naissance d’archanges
    Quarto - I-III: Mythe et Épopée
    La Religion des Chinois
    Entretiens avec Didier Eribon
    Loki
    Mitra-Varuna. An essay on two Indo-European representations of sovereignty