
The Decipherable Rigveda
The Earliest Indo-European Poetry
Karen Thomson(Author)
Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
Published on 24. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
332 pages
978-93-5966-340-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Decipherable Rigveda reprints ten articles, along with one previously unpublished piece, in which the author challenges the long-standing assumption that the earliest Sanskrit poetic anthology is ritually incomprehensible. Impeccably preserved by the tradition that named it the Rigveda, these poems have been consistently misunderstood throughout history. The book includes four seminal word studies, the first of which demonstrates that a word traditionally translated as "ritual pressing stone" actually refers to a man who is singing.
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Language
English
Other
Place of publication
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 142 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
356 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5966-340-1 (9789359663401)
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