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Charles Autran, L'Epopée hin-doue (Paris, 1946), p. 68-169. On the metaphysical
symbolism of the Serpent, who represents the pre-formal mode of the Universe, the
"One" no frag-mented that precedes all Creation, Ananda Coomaraswamy, The Darker
Side of the Dawn (Washington, 1938), idem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Indra and
Namuci (Speculum, Jan. 1944, p. 1-25).
The only case of human sacrifice ofiolatria Indian is known to date was recorded among
the Khasi of Assam: the serpent deity is called U Thlen. On the myths associated with U.
Thlen, see R. T. Gurdon, The Khasis (London 1914), p. 175-178; lady Rafy, Folktales of
the Kashi (London 1920), p. 58-64 A recent case of sacrifice, dating from 1924, it
recounts-do S. Ch Mitya, On a recent instance of the Khasi custom of offeringiiu-man
sacrifices to the Snake Deity (Journal Anthr. Soc Bombay, vol, XIII, 2, 1924, p. 1-7), 5-6.
About the different ways to present the gods iconographic Naga Combaz see Gisbert,
L'Inde et I'Orient classique (Paris, 1037), p. 56 et seq., Idem, Masques et Dragons in Asia
(Melangeschinois et bouddhiques, VII, 1939.1945, p. 102 et seq., The Drag6n, 136, the
makara in India; 172, the Dragon in China).
J. Przyluski, in his article shall The Princess of fishy smell and Nagi in the traditions of
East Asia (EtudesAsiatiques, 1025, vol II, p. 265-284) en -
tudi a group of legends which reflect certain aspects of maritime Southeast civilization.
Underlying idea: a magical-religious forces that makes heroes lies in the water (...). These
legends are openly opposed to the idea of continental peoples, Indo-Aryan and Chinese,
where the gods dwell in the tima of the mountains and in the upper layers of the
atmosphere. In China, the divine power and authority come from above EMPE-tor is the
Son of Heaven "(p. 281). Another idea complementary to the sacredness of the water: the
sovereignty belongs to the women and passed by half women. Przyluski L. Also, Dragon
chinois et Naga indien (Monumenta Serica, EI, 2, 1038, p. 602 et seq.) idem, Le
Prologue-cadre des Mille et une hutis et le theme of svauamvara. Contribution to Conies
Fhistoire des indiens (JoumalAsiatique, 1024, p. 101-137; traces of matriarchy in the
stories in-god, in Cambodia, chrno folklore, etc.)..
On the aquatic symbolism, see our books: Religion des aVHistoire tratti *, p. 168 et seq.;
Images et Symbole *. p. 164 et seq.
Note Will, 10: Munda, Proto-Munda
He found the bulk of the literature appeared until 1933 in C. Rega-mey, Bibliographic
analytique des travaux aux relatxfs Elements anaryens dans la civilization et les langues
findi. (Bull. Ecole Franc. Extr. Orient, 1934, p. 429-566). The starting point of all
investigations of the world is found in studies of Wilhelm Schmidt in which the detailed
relationships established between the group and lingiiistico ks Mon-Khmer languages of
the Mala-sia, W. Schmidt, Die Mon-Khmer-Vbiker, Bindeglied em Volkem zwischen
Zen-tralasiens und Austronesiens (Archiv fur Anthropologie, NF, V, 1906, p. 59,109;
trans, into French by Madame J. Marouzeau. Bull. Ec Fr Extr . Orient, VII, 1007, p. 213-
263, VIII, 1008, p. 1-35). Description of the Munda languages, Grier-son, Linguistic
Survey, vol. IV (1906), p. 1-275. S. K. Chatterji (The Study of Kd, Calcutta Review,
1923, p. 455 et seq.) Prefers to call "Kolari" lingiiistico this group (of kol, aria
pronunciation of an old world word means' hombre1)
With regard to the influence of languages and cultures australoasiaticas ks on tivilization
Sanskrit and the Indo-European View: Sylvain Levi, Priaryen et pridravidien dans Vlnde