John C Muir
Biographic Data
| ID | 6684908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John C Muir |
| GIVEN NAMES | John C |
| FAMILY NAME | Muir |
| SIGNATURE | MUIR J C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1865 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1865 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Art. XI.—Yama and the Doctrine of a Future Life, according to the Rig-, Yajur-, and Atharva- Vedas
It is only in the ninth and tenth books of the Rig Veda that there is any very distinct and prominent reference made to a future life. It is true that the Ṛbhus, on account of their artistic skill, are said to have been promised, and to have attained, immortality and divine honours (i. 161, 2; iv. 35, 3, 7, 8); but this is a special case of deification, and does not prove that ordinary mortals were considered to survive after the termination of t…
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Art. XI.—Yama and the Doctrine of a Future Life, according to the Rig-, Yajur-, and Atharva- Vedas
It is only in the ninth and tenth books of the Rig Veda that there is any very distinct and prominent reference made to a future life. It is true that the Ṛbhus, on account of their artistic skill, are said to have been promised, and to have attained, immortality and divine honours (i. 161, 2; iv. 35, 3, 7, 8); but this is a special case of deification, and does not prove that ordinary mortals were considered to survive after the termination of t…
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