the Wheel and Dating PIE

[Patrick C. Ryan]

Dear Stanley and IEists:

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley Friesen" <sarima at friesen.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 7:06 AM

> At 05:48 PM 2/8/00 +0100, Eduard Selleslagh wrote:
>> They were sacrificed though: see e.g. G. Dumizil (La religion romaine
>> archaoque) : Equus October in Rome, As'vamedha in India. (note also Brahman
>> <> Flamen). Usually (I don't know in this case) at least parts of sacrificed
>> animals were eaten.

> Quite possibly.  But animals that are *primarily* food animals are rarely
> sanctified.

> A subtle, but important distinction.

<PR>
Just where did you get this, out of curiosity?

 Pat

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