Myth, ritual, and the warrior in Roman and Indo-European antiquity /

This book examines the figure of the returning warrior as depicted in the myths of several ancient and medieval Indo-European cultures. In these cultures, the returning warrior was often portrayed as a figure rendered dysfunctionally destructive or isolationist by the horrors of combat. This mythic...

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Main Author:	Woodard, Roger D.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Indo-European antiquities. Soldiers in literature. Mythology, Roman, in literature.