Foreword to The Past: A Cultural History of the Baltic People

By Endre Bojtar

Over time at least four meanings have been attributed to the term 'Baltic' - drawing on thirty years of extensive research, Foreword to the Past is the first modern introduction to the enigma of the Baltic origins and the self-identification of the Baltic people. The book is divided into three distinctive parts: the first part recounts the history of the Baltic peoples relying on archaeological sources; the second part provides an objective linguistic history and a description of the Baltic languages; the third part provides an original and fresh insight into mythology in the ancient history of the Baltic peoples.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Release date: Jan 1, 2000
• ISBN: 9789637326189

Endre Bojtar

Endre Bojtár is Senior Research Associate of the Institute of Literary Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.