Priests and seers in the Vedas, with special reference to the evolution of the Brahman class
This study traces the evolution of the Brahmans as a sacerdotal caste during the Vedic period. An alternative view is offered to the generally accepted ideas about the Brahmans based on the Smrtis. By presenting a semantic study of certain keywords for priest-poets in the Rgveda and by relying on a...
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SOAS, University of London
1965
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758958 |