Studies in the Atharvaveda : Proceedings of the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy

• Record Nr.: UNISA996635564103316
• Autore: Leach Robert
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2024; ©2025
• ISBN: 9783111244433; 3111244431
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (442 pages)
• Collana: Welten Süd- und Zentralasiens / Worlds of South and Inner Asia / Mondes de l'Asie du Sud et de l'Asie Centrale Series ; ; v.15
• Altri autori (Persone): HellwigOliver; ZehnderThomas
• Disciplina: 294.59215
• Soggetti: Hinduism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- The ETÁD-YÁD Construction in Vedic -- Discontinuous Linearization of Vedic Nominal Expressions -- Remarks on the Chronology of the Paippalāda Saṃhitā -- The Three Grand Divisions of the Śaunakasamhitā from a Lexico-Statistic Perspective -- And I Will Fix You: A 'Chariot-simile' in PS 4.15.6-7, ŚS 4.12.6-7 -- The Funeral Ceremony Described in the 13&lt -- sup&gt -- th&lt -- /sup&gt -- Anuvāka of the Mahatkāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 18) of the Paippalāda-Saṁhitā vs Its Śaunaka- Saṁhitā Parallel, Interpreted from the Perspective of Their Textual Differences -- What Does the páñcaudana- ajá- Represent in the Śaunakīya- and Paippalāda-Saṁhitās? A Tentative Reading through the Lens of Jaiminīya-Brāhmaṇa II 53-54 -- Some Remarks on Apsarases, Dogs and Gandharvas -- Believing in Magic and Other Pitfalls with Interpreting the Atharvaveda -- The Marginality of the Atharvaveda in Its Historical Context -- Rites to Subdue: abhicāra and kṛtyā in the Mahābhārata -- Influence of the Atharvaveda on Rituals in the Maitrāyaṇī Saṁhitā -- Quotations from the Paippalāda-Saṁhitā in Patañjali's Mahābhāṣya -- The Śaunaka and the Paippalāda Śākhās of the Atharvaveda -- The Textual Divisions and the Conventions mantrādhikāra and phalādhikāra in Classifying the Rites in the Kauśika ; Sūtra: A Case Study of the Construction Rites -- The Neonatal Rites in the Paippalāda Śākhā: The Jātakarmādyannaprāśanāntakarmāṇi Section in the Karmapañjikā -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume compiles scholarly articles presented at the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy, focusing on the Atharvaveda and its South Asian contexts. The book explores the linguistic, philological, and ritualistic dimensions of the Atharvaveda, emphasizing its historical and cultural significance within Vedic literature. Contributions include critical analyses of the Paippalāda and Śaunaka recensions, comparative studies of domestic rituals, and the influence of the Atharvaveda on later texts and practices. The work represents a significant advancement in Atharvaveda research, contextualizing it within broader scholarly efforts to understand Vedic traditions. This interdisciplinary collection is intended for academics and researchers in the fields of Indology, philology, and South Asian studies.