The Veda in Kashmir, Volumes I and II : History and Present State of Vedic Tradition in the Western Himalayas Multiple-component retail product
by Michael Witzel
Part of the Harvard Oriental Series series
Multiple-component retail product
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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 ÅšÄkalya Ṛgveda, Kaá¹ha Yajurveda, and PaippalÄda 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.
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- Format:Multiple-component retail product
- Pages:1490 pages, 65 photos, 3 tables
- Publisher:Harvard University Press
- Publication Date:13/07/2021
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- ISBN:9780674258273
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Out of stock
- Format:Multiple-component retail product
- Pages:1490 pages, 65 photos, 3 tables
- Publisher:Harvard University Press
- Publication Date:13/07/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9780674258273
