R. U. S. Prasad

River and Goddess Worship in India (eBook, ePUB)

Changing Perceptions and Manifestations of Sarasvati

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The book examines Sarasvati's origin, the course of her flow and the place of her disappearance in a holistic manner. Based on a close analysis of texts from the early Rig-Veda to the Brahmanas and the Puranas, it discusses different view-points in a balanced perspective and attempts to drive the discussions towards the emergence of a consensus view. The author delineates the various phases of Sarasvati's evolution to establish her unique status and emphasise her continued relevance in the Hindu tradition. The book argues that the practice of pilgrimage further evolved after its association with the river Sarasvati who was perceived as divinity personified in Hindu tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351806541
• Artikelnr.: 48422438

Autorenporträt

R. U. S. Prasad holds a Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is currently an Associate in the Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University. He is the author of two books on telecommunications and Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic Polity.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Origin of the Vedic river Sarasvati - various theories
3. Sarasvati in ancient Indian texts- an over-view
4. Sarasvati in the Rig-Veda
5. Sarasvati in the Yajur-Veda and the Atharva-Veda
6. Sarasvati in the Brahmanas
7. Sarasvati and other deities in Vedic texts
8. Sarasvati and Vak
9. Sarasvati in the Mahabharata
10. Important pilgrimage sites (Tirthas) on Sarasvati and folklore
associated with them
11. Sarasvati and the Puranas
12. Iconography of Sarasvati
13. Conclusions