The trifunctional hypothesis is a theory that prehistoric Proto-Indo-European society and religion reflected a tripartite ideology ("idéologie tripartite") organized around three functions: the sacral, or sovereign, the martial, and the productive, or economic. These functions were sometimes associated with three social classes or castes: priests, warriors, and commoners (farmers, herders, craftspeople or tradesmen).
The trifunctional hypothesis is a theory that prehistoric Proto-Indo-European society and religion reflected a tripartite ideology ("idéologie tripartite") organized around three functions: the sacral, or sovereign, the martial, and the productive, or economic. These functions were sometimes associated with three social classes or castes: priests, warriors, and commoners (farmers, herders, craftspeople or tradesmen).
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