The roots of Hinduism: the early Aryans and the Indus civilization
This pioneering book traces the Aryan migrations from their original homeland north of the Black Sea through the Eurasian steppes to Central, West, and South Asia. Among many other things, it discusses the profound impact of the invention of the horse-drawn chariot on Indo-Aryan religion, and presen...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Industal
/ Indus Valley Civilization
/ Aryans
/ Religion
B Indus Valley Civilization / Aryans / Vedism / Hinduism / History |
| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Indo-Aryan languages
History
B Indo-Aryan philology B Indus civilization B Indo-Aryans Historiography |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This pioneering book traces the Aryan migrations from their original homeland north of the Black Sea through the Eurasian steppes to Central, West, and South Asia. Among many other things, it discusses the profound impact of the invention of the horse-drawn chariot on Indo-Aryan religion, and presents new ideas on the origin and formation of Vedic literature and rites, and the great epics. |
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| ISBN: | 0190226943 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190226909.001.0001 |