The Rig-Vedic and post-Rig-Vedic polity (1500 BCE - 500 BCE) /

Prasad, R. U. S.,

The Rig-Vedic and post-Rig-Vedic polity (1500 BCE - 500 BCE) / Post-Rig-Vedic polity R.U.S. Prasad, Ph.D. - 1 online resource (210 pages.)

Includes blbliographical references and index.

The book critically examines and assesses the literary evidence available through Vedic and allied literature portraying the nature of Vedic polity, the functionalities of its various institutions, and the various social and religious practices. The book is not a narrative but critically examines the nature of changes in a host of these areas that occurred at each stage of Vedic polity from early Vedic period to post Ṛig-Vedic period. It outlines in historical perspective the various stages involved in the development of Vedic polity and Vedic canon and how the two processes have gone along.

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Vedas.--R̥gveda--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Vedic literature--History and criticism.
Hindu civilization.
Hinduism--Government.--India
Hinduism and politics--India.
Hinduism and politics.
Vedic literature.
RELIGION / Comparative Religion


India.


Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

BL1112.27 / .P73 2015

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