Mystery and Mime in the Rig Veda: Indra, the Maruts, and Agastya - Couverture souple

Von Schroeder, Leopold

 
9780648607274: Mystery and Mime in the Rig Veda: Indra, the Maruts, and Agastya
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0648607275 ISBN 13 : 9780648607274
Editeur : Manticore Press, 2024

Synopsis

In this significant contribution to comparative mythology Leopold von Schroeder (1851-1920), Professor of Indology at the University of Innsbruck and the University of Vienna, elaborates his theory that the dialogue form of some of the Vedic hymns points to mystery cultic practices of the Āryans that preceded the fire-worship characteristic of the Indo- Āryans. Schroeder connects this presumed early form of Indic drama with the dramatic representations of Crete, Greece, Italy and the Germanic lands and especially with the sacred dances and sword dances developed therefrom. Thus, the dances of the Cretan Curetes, the Phrygian Corybantes, the Salian priests of ancient Rome, the sword-dancers of the Germanic lands, and the Morris dancers of England are all traced back by Schroeder to the principal Vedic mythological figures of the Maruts and their leader, the heroic god Indra. By focusing on the mystery cults behind the Vedas Schroeder sheds light on the religious foundations of the dramatic arts in Europe as well as in India.

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Éditeur
Manticore Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0648607275
ISBN 13 
9780648607274
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
124
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