The dialogue of Yama and Yamī (RV. 10, 10)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9893898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bodewitz Bodewitz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 251-285 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/001972409x445942 |
| OpenAlex | W1973459045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In this paper after a short discussion of the Rigvedic dialogue hymns and their general interpretations focusing on the ākhyāna theory and "Legendenzauber" one special hymn (10, 10) dealing with the famous dialogue between the twins Yama and Yamī has been translated with an elaborate commentary. Here especially its treatment in a recent book of Susanne Knaus on the Rigvedic dialogue hymns forms the starting-point. One of the problems of this hymn is the interpretation of the erotic aspects of this dialogue and the situation of the beginning of the human race, which mostly is associated with unavoidable incest
Art · Epistemology · Hymn · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Point (geometry · Race (biology · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |