Indo-European Ecologies

Cattle and Milk - Snakes and Water

Jenny H Larsson, Thomas Olander, Anders R Jørgensen

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Stockholm University Press
04 August 2025

Historical & comparative linguistics; Archaeology; History of religion

Series: Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture

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 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.

Edited by: Jenny H Larsson, Thomas Olander, Anders R Jørgensen
Imprint: Stockholm University Press
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9789176352717
ISBN 10: 9176352714
Series: Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 04 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jenny Helena Larsson is Professor of Baltic Languages and Director of the Centre for Indo-European Language and Culture at Stockholm University. She is co-PI of the National Centre of Excellence Centre for the Human Past and PI of the research programme Languages and Myths in Prehistory (LAMP). ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0000-0002-7251-3513 Thomas Olander is Professor of Indo-European Studies at the Roots of Europe centre at the University of Copenhagen. His research interests include linguistic reconstruction and the relationship between reconstructed languages and the archaeological record. He is PI of the research project The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated and a member of the research programme Languages and Myths in Prehistory (LAMP). ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0000-0002-7938-2827 Anders Richardt Jørgensen obtained his PhD in Indo-European linguistics from the University of Copenhagen in 2007. His research focuses on comparative Indo-European and Celtic linguistics, Middle Breton philology and Modern Breton dialectology. He is currently a researcher at Uppsala University in the research programme Languages and Myths in Prehistory (LAMP). ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0009-0003-5317-9227