The Brhad-Devata

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120811416
Total Pages : 360 pages
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Book Synopsis The Brhad-Devata by : Arthur Anthony Macdonell

Download or read book The Brhad-Devata written by Arthur Anthony Macdonell and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1994 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brhat-devata is an index of the `many gods', a much more extensive work than any of the other Anukramanis, as it contains about 1200 slokas interspersed with occasional tristubhs. It is divided into eight adhyayas corresponding to the astakas of the Rg-veda. Following the order of the Rg-veda, its main object is to state the deity for each verse. But as it contains a large number of illustrative myths and legends, it is of great value as an early collection of stories. A peculiarity of this work is that it refers to a number of supplementary hymns (khilas) which do not form part of the canonical text of the Rg-veda. Part I is critically edited in the original Sanskrit with an introduction and seven appendices and Part II contains English translation and notes.

How to Kill a Dragon

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195085957
Total Pages : 630 pages
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Book Synopsis How to Kill a Dragon by : Calvert Watkins

Download or read book How to Kill a Dragon written by Calvert Watkins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Kill a Dragon Calvert Watkins follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. He uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Thus, Watkins reveals the antiquity and tenacity of the Indo-European poetic tradition. Watkins begins this study with an introduction to the field of comparative Indo-European poetics; he explores the Saussurian notions of synchrony and diachrony, and locates the various Indo-European traditions and ideologies of the spoken word. Further, his overview presents case studies on the forms of verbal art, with selected texts drawn from Indic, Iranian, Greek, Latin, Hittite, Armenian, Celtic, and Germanic languages. In the remainder of the book, Watkins examines in detail the structure of the dragon/serpent-slaying myths, which recur in various guises throughout the Indo-European poetic tradition. He finds the "signature" formula for the myth--the divine hero who slays the serpent or overcomes adversaries--occurs in the same linguistic form in a wide range of sources and over millennia, including Old and Middle Iranian holy books, Greek epic, Celtic and Germanic sagas, down to Armenian oral folk epic of the last century. Watkins argues that this formula is the vehicle for the central theme of a proto-text, and a central part of the symbolic culture of speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language: the relation of humans to their universe, the values and expectations of their society. Therefore, he further argues, poetry was a social necessity for Indo- European society, where the poet could confer on patrons what they and their culture valued above all else: "imperishable fame."

Pūjā

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Total Pages : 290 pages
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Download or read book Pūjā written by Gudrun Bühnemann and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rigveda

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Publisher : Aditya Prakashan, Publishers & Booksellers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
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Book Synopsis The Rigveda by : Shrikant G. Talageri

Download or read book The Rigveda written by Shrikant G. Talageri and published by Aditya Prakashan, Publishers & Booksellers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the present volume,the author has confirmed emphatically that India was also the original homeland not only of the Indo-Aryans but also of the Indo-Iranians and the Indo-Europeans.

Ancient Indian Historical Tradition

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Total Pages : 388 pages
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Book Synopsis Ancient Indian Historical Tradition by : Frederick Eden Pargiter

Download or read book Ancient Indian Historical Tradition written by Frederick Eden Pargiter and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Śrī Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi

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Total Pages : 262 pages
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Download or read book Śrī Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi written by Rūpagosvāmī and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treatise on Sanskrit poetics and Vaishnava poetry.

Grammatical Literature

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Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447017060
Total Pages : 152 pages
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Book Synopsis Grammatical Literature by : Hartmut Scharfe

Download or read book Grammatical Literature written by Hartmut Scharfe and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 1977 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The =Aśrama System

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195344782
Total Pages : 289 pages
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Book Synopsis The =Aśrama System by : Patrick Olivelle

Download or read book The =Aśrama System written by Patrick Olivelle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-10-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism--=aśrama and var.na--=aśrama is the name given to a system of four distinct and legitimate ways of leading a religious life: as a celibate student, a married householder, a forest hermit, and a world renouncer. In this, the first full-length study of the =aśrama system, Olivelle uncovers its origin and traces its subsequent history. He examines in depth its relationship to other institutional and doctrinal aspects of the Brahmanical world and its position within Brahmanical theology, and assesses its significance within the history of Indian religion. Throughout, he argues that the =aśrama system is primarily a theological construct and that the system and its history should be carefully distinguished from the socio-religious institutions comprehended by the system and from their respective histories.

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature

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Total Pages : 452 pages
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Book Synopsis A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature by : John Dowson

Download or read book A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature written by John Dowson and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Agni

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ISBN 13 : 9788120816602
Total Pages : 716 pages
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Book Synopsis Agni by : Frits Staal

Download or read book Agni written by Frits Staal and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar, contains a discussion of the place of the Agnicayana in the Vedic srauta tradition, its textual loci, traditional and modern interpretations of its origins and significance and an overview of the Nambudiri Vedic tradition. The bulk of the volume, written in close collaboration with C.V. Somayajipad and M.Itti Ravi Nambudiri, is devoted to a detailed description of the 198\75 twelve-day performance, richly illustrated with tipped-in photographs, mostly in colour and almost all by Adelaide de Menil. There are numerous text illustrations, tables and maps. The mantras are published in Devanagari and translation. The second volume, edited with the assistance of Pamela MacFarland, contains contributions by an international galaxy of scholars on archeology, the pre-Vedic Indian background, geometry, ritual vessels, music, Mudras, Mimamsa, a survey of Srauta traditions in recent times, the influence of Vedic ritual in the Homa traditions of Indonesia, Tibet, China, Japan and related topics. There are translations of the relevant Srauta Sutras of Baudhayana (together with Calanda`s text) and the Jaiminiya (with Bhavatrata`s commentary) as well as the Kausitaki Brahmana; and a survey of the project with an inventory of the films and tape recording made in 1975.

The Uddhava Gita

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1569757720
Total Pages : 266 pages
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Download or read book The Uddhava Gita written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-09-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely read, The Bhagavad Gita is a classic of world spirituality while The essential companion to The Bhagavad Gita, The Uddhava Gita has remained overlooked. This new accessible and only English translation in print of The Uddhava Gita offers a previously unexplored path to understanding Hinduism and Krishna’s wisdom. Written centuries apart, the ideas of the two dialogues are similar although their approach and contexts differ. The Bhagavad Gita is filled with the urgency of battle while The Uddhava Gita takes place on the eve of Krishna’s departure from the world. The Uddhava Gita offers the reader philosophy, sublime poetry, practical guidance, and, ultimately, hope for a more complete consciousness in which the life of the body better reflects the life of the spirit.

Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa

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ISBN 13 : 9788187812869
Total Pages : pages
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Medicine in the Veda

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120814011
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Book Synopsis Medicine in the Veda by : Kenneth G. Zysk

Download or read book Medicine in the Veda written by Kenneth G. Zysk and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aspects of Early Viṣṇuism

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120810877
Total Pages : 290 pages
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Book Synopsis Aspects of Early Viṣṇuism by : Jan Gonda

Download or read book Aspects of Early Viṣṇuism written by Jan Gonda and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1969 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visnu holds a divinity of highest rank among the Hindus. In the present work, the author has made an attempt to sketch the main features in the character of Visnu as they appeared in different ages. The book has an enlightening introduction, a list of abbreviations, four indices and detailed footnotes.

Dattātreya: The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatāra

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438417330
Total Pages : 362 pages
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Book Synopsis Dattātreya: The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatāra by : Antonio Rigopoulos

Download or read book Dattātreya: The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatāra written by Antonio Rigopoulos and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1998-04-02 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his Puranic emergence up to modern times. Dattatreya's Brahmanical portrayal, as well as his even more archaic characterization as a Tantric antinomian figure, combines both Vaisnava Saiva motifs. Over the course of time, Dattatreya has come to embody the roles of the immortal guru, yogin and avatara in a paradigmatic manner. From the sixteenth century Dattatreya's glorious characterization emerged as the incarnation of the trimurti of Brahma, Visnu, and Siva. Although Maharastra is the heartland of Dattatreya devotion, his presence is attested to throughout India and extends beyond the boundaries of Hinduism, being met with in Sufi circles and even in Buddhism and Jainism via Nathism. The scarce attention which most Western scholars of Indian religions have paid to this deity contrasts with its ubiquitousness and social permeability. Devotion to Dattatreya cuts through all social and religious strata of Indian society: among his adepts we find yogis, Brahmans, faqirs, Devi worshippers, untouchables, thieves, and prostitutes. This book explores all primary religious dimensions: myth, doctrine, ritual, philosophy, mysticism, and iconography. The comprehensive result offers a rich fresco of Hindu religion as well as an understanding of Marathi integrative spirituality: precisely this complexity of themes constitutes Dattatreya's uniqueness.

Encyclopedia of Hinduism

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135189781
Total Pages : 1130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Hinduism by : Denise Cush

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Hinduism written by Denise Cush and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Hinduism contains over 900 entries reflecting recent advances in scholarship which have raised new theoretical and methodological issues as well as identifying new areas of study which have not been addressed previously. The debate over the term 'Hinduism' in the light of post-Orientalist critiques is just one example of how once standard academic frameworks have been called into question. Entries range from 150-word definitions of terms and concepts to 5,000-word in-depth investigations of major topics. The Encyclopedia covers all aspects of Hinduism but departs from other works in including more ethnographic and contemporary material in contrast to an exclusively textual and historical approach. It includes a broad range of subject matter such as: historical developments (among them nineteenth and twentieth century reform and revival); geographical distribution (especially the diaspora); major and minor movements; philosophies and theologies; scriptures; deities; temples and sacred sites; pilgrimages; festivals; rites of passage; worship; religious arts (sculpture, architecture, music, dance, etc.); religious sciences (e.g. astrology); biographies of leading figures; local and regional traditions; caste and untouchability; feminism and women's religion; nationalism and the Hindu radical right; and new religious movements. The history of study and the role of important scholars past and present are also discussed. Accessibility to all levels of reader has been a priority and no previous knowledge is assumed. However, the in-depth larger entries and the design of the work in line with the latest scholarly advances means that the volume will be of considerable interest to specialists. The whole is cross-referenced and bibliographies attach to the larger entries. There is a full index.

Dialectic Spiritualism

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Publisher : Palace Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
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Book Synopsis Dialectic Spiritualism by : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Download or read book Dialectic Spiritualism written by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and published by Palace Publishing. This book was released on 1985 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: