Etymology and Magic
Johannes Bronkhorst
Cross-cultural study comparing semantic etymologies in ancient India (Yaska's Nirukta) and Greece (Plato's Cratylus), exploring the connection between etymology and magical thinking across pre-modern cultures.
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