BOOK LAUNCH - Indo-European Ecologies: Cattle and Milk – Snakes and Water
This volume brings together scholars from different fields, exploring how early Indo-European communities understood and mythologized their natural and social environments. From sacred cattle and milk rituals to the chthonic symbolism of serpents and the mythological periphery of water, this interdisciplinary volume uncovers deep-rooted ecological imaginaries embedded in language, archaeology, and comparative mythology. With contributions spanning from the Indo-Iranian plains to the Baltic forests, the book reveals how beliefs about animals, agriculture and the household shaped Indo-European worldviews.
Rich in detail and accessible in style, Indo-European Ecologies External link, opens in new window. offers new perspectives for scholars and curious readers alike. It is the second volume in the book series Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture.
Moderator:
Prof. Jenny Larsson
Panellists:
Prof. Anders Kaliff, Dr. Anders Richardt Jørgensen & Prof. Peter Jackson Rova
The event is organized within the framework of the research programme LAMP – Languages and Myths of Prehistory, the Centre for Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture at Stockholm University and the Center for the Human Past, in collaboration with SCAS.
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