A Contemporary Guide to the Vedas

A Critical Survey of the Texts and Literature

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4299482
AutoresTristan Elby (University of Oxford, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen8
Número4
Páginas128-138
Fecha de publicación2014-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/rec3.12102
OpenAlexW1493454471
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas20

The Vedas are a major textual foundation of Hinduism, yet much of their content remains obscure and difficult to access. A discussion of recent literature on the Vedas provides the scholar with a clear conception of the nature of Vedic textual materials, the world views implied by Vedic texts and the nature of Vedic ritual, the central element of Vedic religion. Important resources for the study of the Vedas are identified, together with an assessment of the most important research themes in Vedic religion today

Archaeology · Art · Hinduism · Literature · Mantra · Theology · Vedanta · Vedas · Ancient Near East History · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices