Author : Bruce M. Sullivan
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788120816763
Authorship of the great sanskrit language epic poem of India, the Mahabharat, is attributed to the sage krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa. This study focuseson the depictionof vyasa in the Mahabharata, where he is an important character in the tale he is credited, with composing. The interpretation of vyasa is enriched by the different perspectives provided by other literature, including dramas, Jataka tales, Arthasastra, and Puranas.
Author : Ithamar Theodor
Publisher :
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 29,42 MB
Release : 2016
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Author : Alf Hiltebeitel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 22,12 MB
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004185666
Bringing together Hiltebeitel's major essays on the the Mah?bh?rata, the R?m?ya?a, and the south Indian cults of Draupad? and K?tt???avar along with new articles written especially for this collection, this two volume work offers a comprehensive re-reading of the Indian epic tradition by the foremost scholar in Indian epic studies today.
Author : Ithamar Theodor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0857725742
The Bhagavata Purana is one of the most important, central and popular scriptures of Hinduism. A medieval Sanskrit text, its influence as a religious book has been comparable only to that of the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Ithamar Theodor here offers the first analysis for twenty years of the Bhagavata Purana (often called the Fifth Veda ) and its different layers of meaning. He addresses its lyrical meditations on the activities of Krishna (avatar of Lord Vishnu), the central place it affords to the doctrine of bhakti (religious devotion) and its treatment of older Vedic traditions of knowledge. At the same time he places this subtle, poetical book within the context of the wider Hindu scriptures and the other Puranas, including the similar but less grand and significant Vishnu Purana. The author argues that the Bhagavata Purana is a unique work which represents the meeting place of two great orthodox Hindu traditions, the Vedic-Upanishadic and the Aesthetic. As such, it is one of India s greatest theological treatises. This book illuminates its character and continuing significance."
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,72 MB
Release : 2022
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ISBN : 9789389812800
Author : Roshen Dalal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8184757638
Your essential guide to the Vedas When were the Vedas written, and why? Who were the people who composed them? Where did they come from, how did they live? Questions, conjectures and debates go hand in hand with the Vedas, the sacred keystone texts of Hinduism. Now, noted historian Roshen Dalal sifts through centuries of information and research to present, in a straightforward and succinct manner, an account of the Vedas that is authoritative yet accessible, thus appealing to both scholars and lay readers. In this book, key insights into the Vedas are complemented by a celebration of the poetry that lies within the texts. Using socio-economic data and archaeological and linguistic research, the author introduces us to the Vedic era, enabling us to understand the culture and philosophy that produced these ancient and sublime texts. • Based on original research and numerous authoritative sources, including auxiliary texts and early commentaries • Appendices featuring selected hymns from all four Vedas, and listing all the hymns that make up the Rig Veda • Conveniently cross-referenced with a wealth of information
Author : Maurice Bloomfield
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Brahmanism
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Author : A. C. Clayton
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 1863
Category : Hinduism
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Author : Maurice Bloomfield
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 2018-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781376561845
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Page : 176 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Hinduism
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