Studies in the Atharvaveda : Proceedings of the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy

This volume, the first of its kind in nearly two decades, comprises 16 articles on the Atharvaveda, India's second oldest text, by the world's leading scholars in the field, from India, Japan, Europe and North America. Linguistic, ritual, mythological, historical and hermeneutical aspects of the Ath...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Robert Leach, Oliver Hellwig, Thomas Zehnder
Formato: Libro
Publicado: De Gruyter 2024
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Descripción
Sumario:This volume, the first of its kind in nearly two decades, comprises 16 articles on the Atharvaveda, India's second oldest text, by the world's leading scholars in the field, from India, Japan, Europe and North America. Linguistic, ritual, mythological, historical and hermeneutical aspects of the Atharvaveda are studied alongside its transmission, influence and reception, from a broad variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives.