Essays on Germanic Religion (Journal of Indo-European Studies Monograph Series No. 6) [Paperback]

Edgar C. Polome (Author)

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Professor Edgar C. Polomé, Christie and Stanley E. Adams, Jr., Centennial Professor Emeritus in Liberal Arts, distinguished linguist, Indo-Europeanist, and professor of comparative religions and languages at University of Texas at Austin.

Selected Bibliography:

Swahili Language Handbook (1967)
Old Norse Literature and Mythology (1969)
Language in Tanzania (1980)
Language, Society and Paleoculture (1982)
The Indo-Europeans in the Fourth and Third Millennia B.C. (1982)
Essays on Germanic Religion (1989)
Research Guide to Language Change (1990)
Reconstructing Languages and Cultures (1992)
Indo-European Religion after Dumézil (1996)
Miscellanea Indo-Europea (1999)

Autobiographical essays:

"Author's Postscript" in Language, Society, and Paleoculture, ed. by Anwar S. Dil, Stanford, 1982.

" From Philology to Language and Culture" in First Person Singular II: Autobiographies by North American Scholars in the Language Sciences, ed. by E. F. K. Koerner, Amsterdam, 1991, pp. 256-271.

Festschrifts:

Studies in Honor of Edgar C. Polomé, ed. by M. A. Jazayery and W. Winter, Berlin/New York, 1988.

Perspectives on Indo-European Language, Culture, and Religion: Studies in Honor of Edgar C. Polomé (Journal of Indo-European Studies monograph 7, 2 vols.), Washington, 1991.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Inst for the Study of Man (October 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941694348
• ISBN-13: 978-0941694346
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,167,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a read, May 13, 2008

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This review is from: Essays on Germanic Religion (Journal of Indo-European Studies Monograph Series No. 6) (Paperback)

This monograph consists of four papers written previously. Each one is a gem itself and brings fresh ideas to the topic of Germanic religion.

The first essay looks at Indo-European components of Germanic religion and reconsiders the story of the death of Baldr from a comparative method. The analysis is well done and very detailed.

The second essay looks at the story of the creation of humans from logs, the scant parallels in other Indo-European traditions, and the internal structure. Particular attention is paid to the role of Lodhurr and his gifts.

The third essay looks at divine names from Indo-European and their connection with the sky and with sovereignty.

The fourth essay is an overview of Germanic religion. This essay, which occupies nearly half of the monograph, forced me to reconsider some of Dumezil's theories on Germanic concepts of law and sovereignty and in my view adds greatly to the theories.

I would highly recommend this monograph to anyone studying Germanic religion.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent work, November 21, 2007

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This review is from: Essays on Germanic Religion (Journal of Indo-European Studies Monograph Series No. 6) (Paperback)

I honestly liked this monograph from Polome. It brought up sources that I had only glanced over before, making me re-read them with renewed zeal. For some the academic nature of the work may be daunting or view it a bit dry, particularly in regards to the etomology of words, although it is a must read for those with a serious interest in the subject.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contents of Book, February 20, 2005

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This review is from: Essays on Germanic Religion (Journal of Indo-European Studies Monograph Series No. 6) (Paperback)

Introduction; The Indo-European Component in Germanic Religion; Some Comments on V?luspá, Stanzas 17-18; Divine Names in Indo-European; Germanic Religion; Postscript.