TY  - JOUR
AU  - Allen, N. J.
PY  - 1998
DA  - 1998//
TI  - The Indo-European prehistory of  "yoga"
JO  - International journal of Hindu studies
SP  - 1
EP  - 20
VL  - Vol. 2
IS  - no. 1
PB  - World Heritage Press
CY  - Quebec
KW  - Indus civilization
KW  - Vedic
KW  - Late Harappan
KW  - Vedic period
KW  - Comparative evidence
KW  - Verbal arts
KW  - Mythology
KW  - Historical reconstruction
KW  - Shamans and psychotherapists
KW  - Ritual
AB  - This work compares the Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata with the Greek epic the Odyssey to learn more about Hindu culture and religion. The heroes of each, Arjuna and Odysseus, show many similarities and the author proposes that they arose from the same proto-hero of an oral proto-narrative. The proto-myth was probably a shamanistic journey that was acted out in a ritual, partly to explain and justify ancestral yogic practices.
SN  - 1022-4556
UR  - https://ehrafarchaeology.yale.edu/document?id=aq47-002
LA  - English
N1  - N. J. Allen
ID  - aq47-002
Y1  - 2022-08-08
ER  -