The Indra hymns of the ṛgveda / J. Gonda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonda, J., author.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Orientalia Rheno-traiectina ; 36.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Orientalia Rheno-Traiectina ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indra (Hindu deity).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although the number of hymns composed in honour of the most popular member of the Vedic pantheon is nearly one- fourth of the total, a monograph on this important collection of religious poetry has up to now never been published. It has been the author's endeavour to ascertain and examine all relevant facts concerning their structure, the contents and composition of essential constituent parts of the hymns. Further, this study tries to understand how the poets presented their subject-matter and elaborated their themes; to illustrate by numerous (translated) quotations the character of their elements (praise, prayer, and references to sacrifices); to investigate how far these are kept separate; to examine numerous stylistic and phraseological particulars, and the various peculiarities of their versification as well as the syntactic aspects of this poetry.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. Gonda

Abbreviations / J. Gonda

Chapter One Introduction / J. Gonda

Chapter Two The Initial Stanzas / J. Gonda

Chapter Three The Last Stanzas / J. Gonda

Chapter Four The Main Subjects Dealt with / J. Gonda

Chapter Five Other Subjects / J. Gonda

Chapter Six The Dramatic Element / J. Gonda

Chapter Seven The Metres / J. Gonda

General Index / J. Gonda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: The Indra hymns of the ṛgveda.

ISBN:

9789004658752

OCLC:

645250741

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004658752 DOI

Access Restriction:

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