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.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783111244419
Publisert
2024-12-30
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Vekt
741 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
P, UP, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
441

Biografisk notat

Robert Leach, Oliver Hellwig and Thomas Zehnder, University of Zurich, Switzerland.