This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a "history of Vedic religion," organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.
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This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a "history of Vedic religion," organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.
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Fine. Inscribed to former professor, dated and signed by author on ffep. Hardcover with smooth blue paper over boards and red and white titles, no jacket, 8vo. x + 204pp. Index, bibliography, endnotes. Fine. Touch of surface loss with no peeling or tearing at extreme lower spine end. Else fine.
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