Ge-sar is the most extraordinary Tibetan legendary figure and remains, despite various unsuccessful attempts to tie him down into a context of historical reality, a great mythological character.
The figure of Ge-sar has served as a repository of traditions that, through the corridor of the Eurasian steppe belt, reach back into the world of Germanic and Greek legends and into Megalithic religious beliefs.
The hero Ge-sar, sent down from heaven and returned thereto, has indicated in the course of his eventful journey on earth that on the occasion of his return the hope for a reign of justice and peace and the striving for salvation and liberation will be fulfilled. Thus Ge-sar is both hero and saviour at once.
In this text, Professor Hummel manages to bring to life one of the most fascinating legends of world literature.

Eurasion Mythology in the Tibetan Epic of Ge-sar, Siegbert Hummel, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 117 pages, $9.50

Contents Eurasian Mythology in the Tibetan Epic of Ge-sar

        
    Publishers Note     iii
    Introduction     vii
    An Outline of the Events in the mongol of the epic translated by I.J. Schmidt     ix
I    Tentative interpretations of the Ge-sar Epic    1
II    On the Discussion about the Ge-sar Epic    25
III    The Ge-sar Epic and the Argonauts     30
IV    The motif of the crystal mountain in the Ge-sar Epic    33
V    The song of the pearl     39
VI    Ge-sar the divine smith     42
VII    The wonderful Deer in the Ge-sar epic    53
VIII    The three sisters in the Ge-sar Epic     57
IX    Polyphemus in the Ge-sar epic     65
X    Amne Geser     69
XI    Megalithic folk-tales in the Ge-sar epic     74
XII    Conclusion     82
    Bibliography     86
    Index     109