The Rig Veda An Anthology : One Hundr...

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The Rig Veda An Anthology : One Hundred and Eight Hymns, Selected, Translated and Annotated

Author: Wendy Doniger
Pages: 343
Language: English
ISBN: 9780140444025
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The 'Rig Veda' (c. 1200 - 900 BC), a collection of more than 1,000 hymns, represents the first extensive composition in any Indo-European language. Fraught with paradox, the hymns are meant ‘to puzzle, to surprise, to trouble the mind’, writes Professor O

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