Ceisiwr Serith

[nellie]

Hi all!

I was wondering if anybody has an opinion on Ceisiwr Serith's work?
Having looked at the website a few times there seems to be a whole lot of information on there, but I'd love to know what the general consensus is as to whether it is good information?
Can anyone recommend any good starting points to start delving into the whole P.I.E area? I've just started reading Puhvel's Comparitive Mythology which I hope is going to be a worthwhile purchase!

[deiniol]

Of all the members here, I'm probably the one most likely to bang on about Indo-Europeans, Proto-Indo-Europeans and comparative mythology in general. This is partly thanks to (or the fault of a fairly long acquaintance with Cei and his work: we were members of the same organisation for several years, and I have corresponded with him on a number of occasions.

Ceisiwr is probably the closest I have to a "spiritual guru" (an admission which I'm sure would embarrass him deeply!): his work has been immensely influential upon my own. For example, much of the personal creed I posted on my blog back in September has been informed by acquaintance with his work, particularly his theories about the Xartus.

His scholarship is generally sound, although his ideas about how PIE was actually pronounced are somewhat unorthodox. He has the ability to synthesise and summarise lot of information in an accessible manner, which is always something I've admired.

For recommendations on starting points for exploring comparative mythology, I can do no better than point you towards Serith's own suggestions for further reading here. Scroll down to the heading Proto-Indo-European.

[nellie]

Thanks deiniol ^_^
I'm certainly no scholar myself but this is something I'm really interested in learning about so I'll look out for any of your posts!