Indra and Other Vedic Deities: A Euhemeristic Study
Chakravarty, Uma
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Book ID : 1720
ISBN-10 : 81-246-0080-5 / 8124600805
ISBN-13 : 978-81-246-0080-1 / 9788124600801
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2006
Edition : (Reprint)
Language : English
With a foreword by R.N. Dandekar; xiv, 232p., Abb., Gloss., Bib., Index, 23 cm. (First Published in 1997) (Contemporary Researches in Hindu Philosophy & Religion No. 8)
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Foreward; Acknowledgement; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Rbhus; 2. The Asvins; 3. The Matuts; 4. Indra.
DESCRIPTION
In deities: whether in anthropomorphic or symbolic forms, the Vedic sages convinced a transcendent principle, which is far too subtle, far to abstract the ordinary minds to grasp. And likewise, they concretized "as divinities" the various forces of nature- recognizing the indispensability of rain and thunder, of the sun and fire for human survival.
