The Rig Veda (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Doniger, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140449892 ISBN 13: 9780140449891

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2005

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The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one of the founding texts of Hindu scripture - an awesome and venerable ancient work of Vedic ritual, prayer, philosophy, legend and faith.

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Wendy Doniger is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and the translator of numerous Sanskrit texts including the Laws of Manu, and Kamasutra.

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• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0140449892
• ISBN 13: 9780140449891
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
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