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The roots of Hinduism : the early Aryans and the Indus civilization /

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This pioneering book traces the Aryan migrations from their original homeland north of the Black Sea through the Eurasian steppes to Central, West, and South Asia. Among many other things, it discusses the profound impact of the invention of the horse-drawn chariot on Indo-Aryan religion, and presen...

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Main Author: Parpola, Asko (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Hinduism > History.
Hinduism and culture > History.
Indo-Aryans > History.
Hindouisme > Histoire.
Hindouisme et culture > Histoire.
Indo-Aryens > Histoire.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Hinduism
Hinduism and culture
Indo-Aryans
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This pioneering book traces the Aryan migrations from their original homeland north of the Black Sea through the Eurasian steppes to Central, West, and South Asia. Among many other things, it discusses the profound impact of the invention of the horse-drawn chariot on Indo-Aryan religion, and presents new ideas on the origin and formation of Vedic literature and rites, and the great epics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 363 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190226916
0190226919