RIGVEDA
by JAMISON, STEPHANIE;BRERETON, JOEL
The Rigveda is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known. Composed in the latter half of the second millennium BCE, it stands as the foundational text of what would later be called Hinduism. This concise guide from two of the Rigveda's leading English-language scholars introduces the text and breaks down its large range of topics--from meditations on cosmic enigmas to penetrating reflections on the ability of mortal…
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The Rigveda is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known. Composed in the latter half of the second millennium BCE, it stands as the foundational text of what would later be called Hinduism. This concise guide from two of the Rigveda's leading English-language scholars introduces the text and breaks down its large range of topics--from meditations on cosmic enigmas to penetrating reflections on the ability of mortals to make contact with and affect the divine and cosmic realms through sacrifice and praise--for a wi.
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- Publication Date:2020.
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- Publisher(s):OXFORD UNIV Press UK
- Place of Publication:OXFORD
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020.
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- Description:1 online resource
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- ISBN:0190633395, 9780190633394, 9780190633387, 0190633387
- oclc:on1142872470
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