A Nature Deity? The Ṛgvedic Savitṛ Revisited
The problematic identity of the deity Savitṛ in early Vedic religion has sparked more than a century of discussion. Harry Falk, for instance, argued that this god, whose name literally means “Impeller”, can be identified with the Milky Way and associated with the rainy season. Others have suggested...
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Finnish Oriental Society
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Studia Orientalia Electronica |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/store/article/view/89288 |