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Dumézil
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Du·mé·zil  (d-m-zl, dü-), Georges 1898-1986.
French philologist and cultural historian known for his influential claim that the basic organization of ancient Indo-European society was tripartite and centered around divine, martial, and economic functions.


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Georges Dumezil and Claude Levi-Strauss, among others, they address the creation of myth, development of religion, symbols, festivals, and relation to the animal world.
Marc Bloch, Marcel Mauss, Georges Dumezil, and Henri Focillon were appointed directors of the Commission of Folklore in Education when the organization was created in 1939 (Vallantin, 488).
GEORGES DUMEZIL, ARCHAIC ROMAN RELIGION 585-87 (Philip Krapp trans.
 
 
 
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