David M. Knipe studies four generations of ten families living in the Godavari Delta of coastal Andhra Pradesh, examining their lives; ancestral lineages; choices as pandits; relationships to wives and children; and ways of coping with an avalanche of changes in modern India.
David M. Knipe studies four generations of ten families living in the Godavari Delta of coastal Andhra Pradesh, examining their lives; ancestral lineages; choices as pandits; relationships to wives and children; and ways of coping with an avalanche of changes in modern India.
David M. Knipe is a historian of religions focusing on Hinduism and Vedic studies. He conducted field research in India from 1971 to the present. In 1974 he released Exploring the Religions of South Asia, his educational television series of 15 programs on Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, and Christianity in India. Since 1980 he has concentrated on field studies in the Godavari Delta of Andhra Pradesh.
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Acknowledgments List of Tables, Maps, and Illustrations Preface 1) The Godavari Delta 2) Vedamlo, "Living in the Veda" 3) A Selection of Ahitagnis and Other Veda Pandits 4) Becoming a Veda 5) Becoming a Householder 6) Becoming Agni Epilogue: Becoming "Modern" Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments List of Tables, Maps, and Illustrations Preface 1) The Godavari Delta 2) Vedamlo, "Living in the Veda" 3) A Selection of Ahitagnis and Other Veda Pandits 4) Becoming a Veda 5) Becoming a Householder 6) Becoming Agni Epilogue: Becoming "Modern" Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
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