Vedic cosmology and ethics: selected studies
How did 'Vedic man' think about the destiny of man after death and related ethical issues? That heaven was the abode of the gods was undisputed, but was it also accessible to man in his pursuit of immortality? Was there a realm of the deceased or a hell? What terms were used to indicate th...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Boston
Brill
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Gonda indological studies
19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vedism
/ Cosmology
/ Ethics
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| Further subjects: | B
RELIGION / Generals / Hinduism
B Hindu cosmology B Cosmologie hindoue B Hinduism Doctrines B Hinduism ; Doctrines B Hindouisme - Doctrines B Hindu ethics B Morale hindoue |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
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| Summary: | How did 'Vedic man' think about the destiny of man after death and related ethical issues? That heaven was the abode of the gods was undisputed, but was it also accessible to man in his pursuit of immortality? Was there a realm of the deceased or a hell? What terms were used to indicate these 'yonder worlds'? What is their location in the cosmos and which cosmographic classifications are at the root of these concepts? The articles by Henk Bodewitz collected in this volume, published over a period of 45 years, between 1969 and 2013, deal with these issues on the basis of a systematic philological study of early Vedic texts, from the Rgveda to various Brahmanas, Aranykas and Upanisads |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-40013-9 90-04-40013-3 |
| Access: | Open access versions available from some providers |
