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Discovering the Vedas : origins, mantras, rituals, insights

Title
Discovering the Vedas : origins, mantras, rituals, insights / Frits Staal.
Author
Staal, Frits.
Publication
New Delhi ; New York : Penguin Books, 2008.

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xxxvi, 419 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps (some folded), music; 20 cm.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [384]-401) and index.
Contents
Part I: Origins and backgrounds. One or many? ; Geography of the Vedas and their language ; Archaeology and the oral tradition -- Part II: The Vedas. Constructing an edifice ; Civilization and society ; The four Vedas ; Rigveda ; Sāmaveda ; Yajurveda ; Atharvaveda ; Brāhmaṇas and Āraṇyakas ; Upaniṣads -- Part III: Analysing the Vedas. How to discover ; Mantras ; Ritual ; Secrets of the Sadas -- Part IV: What can we learn from the Vedas? Analysis and discovery ; Sūtra: Vedic sciences ; Vedic insights -- Part V: The Vedas and Buddhism. After the Vedas ; Buddhism -- Appendix I: Liu Hui's proof of the theorem of Baudhāyana -- Appendix II: Euclid's proof of the theorem of Baudhāyana.
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JFD 12-2126
ISBN
  • 9780143099864 (pbk.)
  • 0143099868 (pbk.)
LCCN
2008325254
OCLC
244833956
Author
Staal, Frits.
Title
Discovering the Vedas : origins, mantras, rituals, insights / Frits Staal.
Imprint
New Delhi ; New York : Penguin Books, 2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [384]-401) and index.
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JFD 12-2126
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