Before revision: On the other hand, Allen concludes that the tripartite division may be an artefact and a selection effect, rather than an organising principle that was used in the societies themselves.Allen, N. J. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.10.53 Benjamin W. Fortson reports a sense that Dumézil blurred the lines between the three functions and the examples that he gave often had contradictory characteristics,Benjamin W. Fortson.
After revision: NicholasOn the other hand, Allen concludes that the tripartite division may be an artefact and a selection effect, rather than an organising principle that was used in the societies themselves.Allen, N. J. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.10.53 Benjamin W. Fortson reports a sense that Dumézil blurred the lines between the three functions and the examples that he gave often had contradictory characteristics,Benjamin W. Fortson.