Author: Walter O. Kaelber
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887068140
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a history of Vedic religion, organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.