A thorough historiographic review - along with an engaging dispute - of the linking of wolves and male warrior bands in Indo-European scholarship appears in the recent co-authored book by Carlo Ginzburg and Bruce Lincoln: Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf A Classic Case in Comparative Perspective (UChicago Press, 2020).

Take care,

Eric

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 8:45 PM Dean Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Hi Caley,

Yes, please send me a copy.

Best,

Dean

On Friday, May 13, 2022, 09:50:44 PM GMT+5:30, Caley Smith <smith.caley@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Dean,

While "wolf warriors" are news to me (the wolf is a negative sign of anxiety or danger), if you look at Diwakar Acharya's "How to Behave Like a Bull," the paper argues that the emulation (and I personally would say *impersonation*) of Indra as an unruly bull was an ancient Vedic practice, elements of which survive in the Pāśupatasūtras. I am happy to send a pdf of this excellent paper.

Best,
Caley

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 12:11 PM Dean Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
I was watching a video about berserkers inspired by the new movie The Northman and they mentioned that not only were there Viking bear warriors but there were also wolf warriors as shown in the movie. The video said that these wolf warriors are widely found among many of the early Indo-Europeans including in the Vedas.

Can anyone point me to sources about Vedic wolf warriors?

Best,

Dean

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