TY - BOOK AU - Prasad,R.U.S. TI - The Rig-Vedic and post-Rig-Vedic polity (1500 BCE - 500 BCE) SN - 9781622730438 AV - BL1112.27 .P73 2015 U1 - 294.5/921 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Wilmington, Delaware PB - Vernon Press KW - Vedas KW - R̥gveda KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Vedic literature KW - History and criticism KW - Hindu civilization KW - Hinduism KW - India KW - Government KW - Hinduism and politics KW - fast KW - RELIGION / Comparative Religion KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes blbliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1226388 ER -