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Record Nr.

UNINA9910975086603321

Autore

Holdrege Barbara A. <1950->

Titolo

Veda and Torah : transcending the textuality of scripture / / by Barbara A. Holdrege

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c1996

ISBN

9781438406954

1438406959

9780585046198

0585046190

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 765 pages)

Disciplina

291.8/2

Soggetti

Judaism - Relations - Hinduism

Hinduism - Relations - Judaism

Creation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references(p. 569-649) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- Part I: The Word in Creation -- Veda and Creation -- Torah and Creation -- Part 2: From Word to Text -- Veda and Cognition -- Torah and Revelation -- Part 3: Text in Practice -- Veda in Practice -- Torah in Practice -- Back Matter -- CONCLUSION -- INTRODUCTION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTE ON TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Back Cover.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Barbara Holdrege has set a high standard for comparative work and has made an important contribution to both Hindu and Jewish studies. She has looked at Veda and Torah not simply as 'scripture, ' but as systems of meaning, symbol systems, each with its own affiliated meanings, each with its symbolic context, and each with its history of interpretation.