The Veda in Kashmir, Volumes I and II
History and Present State of Vedic Tradition in the Western Himalayas
Seiten
2021
Harvard University Press
978-0-674-25827-3 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press
978-0-674-25827-3 (ISBN)
The Veda in Kashmir presents a detailed history and the current state of Veda tradition in Kashmir. Included in this two-volume set is a DVD that contains additional texts, rituals, sound recordings, and films taken in 1973 and 1979.
The Veda in Kashmir presents a detailed history and the current state of Veda tradition in Kashmir. It traces the vicissitudes of Vedic texts and rituals and their survival during some 400 years of Muslim rule. The peculiarities of the Śākalya Ṛgveda, Kaṭha Yajurveda, and Paippalāda Atharvaveda texts are discussed in great detail. The rituals from birth to death of the Pandits, the Kashmiri Brahmins, are depicted and explained, including current interpretation.
This two-volume work includes a DVD that contains additional texts, rituals, sound recordings, and films taken in 1973 and 1979.
The Veda in Kashmir presents a detailed history and the current state of Veda tradition in Kashmir. It traces the vicissitudes of Vedic texts and rituals and their survival during some 400 years of Muslim rule. The peculiarities of the Śākalya Ṛgveda, Kaṭha Yajurveda, and Paippalāda Atharvaveda texts are discussed in great detail. The rituals from birth to death of the Pandits, the Kashmiri Brahmins, are depicted and explained, including current interpretation.
This two-volume work includes a DVD that contains additional texts, rituals, sound recordings, and films taken in 1973 and 1979.
Michael Witzel is Wales Professor of Sanskrit in the Department of South Asian Studies at Harvard University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.9.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Harvard Oriental Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 65 photos, 3 tables |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-25827-4 / 0674258274 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-25827-3 / 9780674258273 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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