Tapta-Mārga - Asceticism and Initiation in Vedic India

This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a "history of Vedic religion," organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.

Info autore

Walter O. Kaelber is Professor of Religious Studies at Wagner College.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Walter O Kaelber, Walter O. Kaelber
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.1989
• EAN: 9780887068140
• ISBN: 978-0-88706-814-0
• Pagine: 204
• Dimensioni: 147 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 295 g
• Serie: Political Economy of Instituti
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni