This happens remarkably frequently - both in terms of the linguistics, but also in terms of the mythology and theology. There's quite a number of spaces wherein some academic or other commentator with a personal theory (or, worse, an agenda) has latched on to something and gone "well this seems like it shouldn't be Indo-European … Continue reading Against Spurious “Pre-Indo-European-Ization” Of Indo-European Elements
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On The Restoration Of The Position Of Women To That Of Archaic Indo-European Society
I find this image - and what it represents - rather intriguing. Because what we are presented with here is an instance of a Past challenging a Present. And it is something with quite archaic Indo-European mytho-cultural resonancy. What do I mean by this? Well, first, here's a brief description of what's going on in … Continue reading On The Restoration Of The Position Of Women To That Of Archaic Indo-European Society
On The Devaluation Of Relics And The Past
You ever notice how we've turned the term "Relic" from one of reverence into a pejorative? It's probably reflective of how many modern mindsets tend to regard the Past as not something to be learned from, or venerated, or indeed kept alive - but instead something to be abrogated, abjured ... brushed under the rug, and … Continue reading On The Devaluation Of Relics And The Past
The Past Is Another Country – Made Yet More Remote Via The Distance Of Time
"As for the primitive, I hark back to it because we are still very primitive. How many thousands of years of culture, think you, have rubbed and polished at our raw edges? One probably; at the best, no more than two. And that takes us back to screaming savagery, when, gross of body and deed, … Continue reading The Past Is Another Country – Made Yet More Remote Via The Distance Of Time