India In Greece Or Truth In Mythology
by E. Pococke
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India in Greece is a nineteenth-century speculative work arguing that early Greek civilization, mythology, religion, and tribal history were deeply shaped by migrations from India and surrounding Asian regions. Pococke tries to reinterpret Greek myths as historical memories, using similarities between names, places, tribes, and religious practices. He sees Greek gods, heroes, and mythic peoples as transformed versions of Indian, Buddhist, Kashmiri, Afghan, Punjabi, Himalayan, and Phoenician traditions. The book is historically interesting as an example of Victorian comparative mythology and Orientalist scholarship, but its conclusions should be read cautiously: it argues a theory rather than presenting settled modern historical consensus.
Description
India in Greece is a nineteenth-century speculative work arguing that early Greek civilization, mythology, religion, and tribal history were deeply shaped by migrations from India and surrounding Asian regions. Pococke tries to reinterpret Greek myths as historical memories, using similarities between names, places, tribes, and religious practices. He sees Greek gods, heroes, and mythic peoples as transformed versions of Indian, Buddhist, Kashmiri, Afghan, Punjabi, Himalayan, and Phoenician traditions. The book is historically interesting as an example of Victorian comparative mythology and Orientalist scholarship, but its conclusions should be read cautiously: it argues a theory rather than presenting settled modern historical consensus.