Indra and other Vedic deities : a euhemeristic study /
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Author / Creator: | Chakraborty, Uma. |
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Imprint: | New Delhi : D.K. Printworld, 1997. |
Description: | xiv, 232 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English Sanskrit |
Series: | Contemporary researches in Hindu philosophy & religion ; no. 8 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2771040 |
Summary: | The book studies the evolution of euhemeristic deities of the Vedic period, mainly Indra, the Rbhus, the Asvins and tha Maruts. It explores the rational behind the euhemerism and the fistory of events leading to their myhtologization |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 232 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-203) and index. |
ISBN: | 8124600805 |