How the Indo-European peoples imagined death – Language, myth and archaeology in a new book

 By interweaving philological analysis, archaeological evidence and mythological narratives, Indo-European Afterlives offers new perspectives on how notions of death and the beyond were embedded in early Indo-European belief systems. 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 … More How the Indo-European peoples imagined death – Language, myth and archaeology in a new book

New book explores the ecological worldview of the early Indo-European communities

How did the early Indo-European communities understand and mythologise their natural and social environments? The edited volume Indo-European Ecologies: Cattle and Milk – Snakes and Water introduces ecological perspectives into the study of Indo-European traditions. The main focus is on the early Indo-European beliefs surrounding the most important elements of the household, above all cattle … More New book explores the ecological worldview of the early Indo-European communities