The Relative Chronology of the nivids and praiṣas and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual

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ID9892450
AuthorsTheodore Proferes (Universidad de Londres, corresponding author), Theodore N Proferes (SOAS University of London)
Year2014
Volume57
Issue3
Pages199-221
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIndo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15728536-05703013
OpenAlexW2032517029
LanguageEN
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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 praiṣa s bear the stamp of great antiquity, since certain elements may be more ancient than the structural scheme in which they are embedded. Furthermore, the nivid s and the praiṣa s are to be recognised as the oldest direct evidence for the formation of certain key features of the standardised śrauta rituals, while the praiṣa s contain a vestige of an important Ṛgvedic -period ritual not preserved in the systematised śrauta descriptions

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