The Veda in Kashmir, Volumes I and II

Download or read book The Veda in Kashmir, Volumes I and II written by Michael Witzel and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-04 with total page 1936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Veda in Kashmir presents a detailed history and the current state of Veda tradition in Kashmir. It traces the vicissitudes of Vedic texts and rituals and their survival during some 400 years of Muslim rule. The peculiarities of the Śākalya Ṛgveda, Kaṭha Yajurveda, and Paippalāda Atharvaveda texts are discussed in great detail. The rituals from birth to death of the Pandits, the Kashmiri Brahmins, are depicted and explained, including current interpretation. This two-volume work includes a DVD that contains additional texts, rituals, sound recordings, and films taken in 1973 and 1979.