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 ...
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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 wider audience.
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New. The first complete English translation in over a century of the Rigveda, the oldest Sanskrit text. Its thousand hymns, are crucial to the understanding of the Indo-Iranian oral tradition from which they emerged and the rich flowering of Indian religious and literary expressions that followed it. Translator(s): Jamison, Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer Linguistics Program Stephanie W (Harvard University University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles); Brereton, Associate Professor of Asian Studies Joel P (University of Texas, Austin). Series: South Asia Research. Num Pages: 1728 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 267 x 153. Weight in Grams: 2564. 2014. Slp. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
