Theodore Proferes
Biographic Data
| ID | 704539 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodore Proferes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodore |
| FAMILY NAME | Proferes |
| SIGNATURE | PROFERES T |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Relative Chronology of the nivids and praiṣas and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual
Analysis of the language and formulaics of the Vedic liturgical prose texts known as nivid s and praiṣa s reveals that they presuppose a complete, multi-lineage collection of the Ṛgveda , yet are linguistically more archaic than the bulk of mantras incorporated into the standarised śrauta ritual. This conclusion does not contradict the findings of others according to which various words, phrases, and even sentences contained in the nivid s and pr…
Remarks on the Transition from Rgvedic Composition to Śrauta Compilation
Poetics and Pragmatics in the Vedic Liturgy for the Installation of the Sacrificial Post
Theodore N. Proferes, Poetics and Pragmatics in the Vedic Liturgy for the Installation of the Sacrificial Post, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 2003), pp. 317-350
Kuru kings, Tura Kāvaseya, and the -tvāya gerund
The present paper provides new evidence to support recent suggestions that a significant transformation of early Vedic culture was promoted by the kings of the Kuru dynasty, and argues that this transformation was fundamental to the establishment of the śrauta system of rituals. The evidence in question concerns a number of verse mantras in śrauta liturgies which, contrary to the rule, have no parallels in the Rgveda. It is suggested that the rea…
The Relative Chronology of the nivids and praiṣas and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual
Analysis of the language and formulaics of the Vedic liturgical prose texts known as nivid s and praiṣa s reveals that they presuppose a complete, multi-lineage collection of the Ṛgveda , yet are linguistically more archaic than the bulk of mantras incorporated into the standarised śrauta ritual. This conclusion does not contradict the findings of others according to which various words, phrases, and even sentences contained in the nivid s and pr…
Poetics and Pragmatics in the Vedic Liturgy for the Installation of the Sacrificial Post
Theodore N. Proferes, Poetics and Pragmatics in the Vedic Liturgy for the Installation of the Sacrificial Post, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 2003), pp. 317-350
Remarks on the Transition from Rgvedic Composition to Śrauta Compilation
Poetics and Pragmatics in the Vedic Liturgy for the Installation of the Sacrificial Post
Theodore N. Proferes, Poetics and Pragmatics in the Vedic Liturgy for the Installation of the Sacrificial Post, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 2003), pp. 317-350
Kuru kings, Tura Kāvaseya, and the -tvāya gerund
The present paper provides new evidence to support recent suggestions that a significant transformation of early Vedic culture was promoted by the kings of the Kuru dynasty, and argues that this transformation was fundamental to the establishment of the śrauta system of rituals. The evidence in question concerns a number of verse mantras in śrauta liturgies which, contrary to the rule, have no parallels in the Rgveda. It is suggested that the rea…
The Relative Chronology of the nivids and praiṣas and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual
Analysis of the language and formulaics of the Vedic liturgical prose texts known as nivid s and praiṣa s reveals that they presuppose a complete, multi-lineage collection of the Ṛgveda , yet are linguistically more archaic than the bulk of mantras incorporated into the standarised śrauta ritual. This conclusion does not contradict the findings of others according to which various words, phrases, and even sentences contained in the nivid s and pr…
Ancient Near East History (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)