{"product_id":"rigveda-paperback","title":"Rigveda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Jamison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Brereton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRigveda\u003c\/em\u003e is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known. Composed in the latter half of the second millennium BCE, it stands as the foundational text of what would later be called Hinduism. The text consists of over a thousand hymns dedicated to various divinities, composed in sophisticated and often enigmatic verse. This concise guide from two of \u003cem\u003ethe Rigveda\u003c\/em\u003e's leading English-language scholars introduces the text and breaks down its large range of topics--from meditations on cosmic enigmas to penetrating reflections on the ability of mortals to make contact with and affect the divine and cosmic realms through sacrifice and praise--for a wider audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Jamison\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures and of Indo-European Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of many books and articles, including \u003cem\u003eThe Ravenous Hyenas and the Wounded Sun: Myth and Ritual in Ancient India \u003c\/em\u003eand her monumental 2014 translation, with Joel Brereton, of \u003cem\u003eThe Rigveda \u003c\/em\u003efor Oxford University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoel Brereton\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Asian Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rgvedic Adityas\u003c\/em\u003e and the translator, with Stephanie Jamison, of \u003cem\u003eThe Rigveda\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford University Press.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174887407865,"sku":"9780190633370","price":63.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fk2munrWYI9780190633370.webp?v=1767654678","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rigveda-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}