A Vedic Reader for Students - Couverture souple

MacDonell, Arthur Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195600371 ISBN 13 : 9780195600377

Editeur : OUP India, 1983

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“The gods were conceived as human in appearance. Their bodily parts, which are frequently mentioned, are in many instances simply figurative illustrations of the phenomena of nature represented by them. Thus the arms of the Sun are nothing more than his rays and the tongue and limbs of Agni merely denote his flames. Some of the gods appear equipped as warriors, especially Indra, others are described as priests, especially Agni and Brhaspati. All of them drive through the air in cars, drawn chiefly by steeds, but sometimes by other animals.”

Excerpts from a Vedic Reader for Students is a great and often revelatory introduction for all students of Hinduism, who want to gain a grater understand of the Rigveda. Written in 1917 by the noted Sanskrit scholar Sir Arthur Anthony Macdonell, it still stands as one of the great guides to understanding the Rigveda. This book was written with the sole purpose of introducing people to the profound and timeless teachings of the Vedas.

1. AGE OF THE RIGVEDA. 2. ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE COLLECTION. 3. EXTENT AND DIVISIONS OF THE RIGVEDA. 4. ARRANGEMENT OF THE RIGVEDA. 5. LANGUAGE. 6. METRE. 7. RELIGION OF THE RIGVEDA. 8. SECULAR MATTER IN THE RIGVEDA. 9. LITERARY MERIT OF THE RIGVEDA. 10. INTERPRETATION.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195600371
• ISBN 13: 9780195600377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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