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Tapta marga: asceticism and initiation in vedic India

By:

Kaelber, Walter O

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York State University of New York Press 1989Description: x, 204p., pbkISBN:

887068146

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

294.544 KAE

Summary: This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a "history of Vedic religion," organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Gratis Resources	Plaksha University Library	Religion	294.544 KAE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		G000412

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This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a "history of Vedic religion," organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.

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