A history of Indian literature: Veda and Upanishads. The ritual Sūtras, Volume 1

Jan Gonda. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. COVER......Page 1 TITEL......Page 2 SERIE-TITEL......Page 3 HALF-TITEL......Page 4 COBYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 1. The literature......Page 8 2. The authors......Page 17 1. General introduction. The srautasutras of the Yajurveda......Page 32 3. The mantras......Page 45 4. Paribhasas, prayascittas and parisistas......Page 51 5. The individual srautasutras......Page 57 1. General introduction......Page 89 2. The contents of the grhyasutras......Page 99 3. The mantras......Page 108 4. The individual grhyasutras......Page 125 CHAPTBB IV THE PITRMEDHA- SUTRAS......Page 159 CHAPTER V THE RITUAL StfTRAS AS HISTORICAL SOURCES......Page 165 CHAPTER VI STYLE AND COMPOSITION......Page 172 CHAPTEB VII TRANSMISSION OF THE TEXTS, COMMENTARIES ANDSECONDARY LITERATURE......Page 191 GLOSSARY......Page 205 I . Texts (original sources)......Page 207 II . Abbreviated titles of books mentioned in the footnotes......Page 208 III. Periodicals etc.Abh. bohm. Ges......Page 211 INDEX......Page 213 Ritual Sutras COVER 1 TITEL 2 SERIE-TITEL 3 HALF-TITEL 4 COBYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 6 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 8 1. The literature 8 2. The authors 17 CHAPTER II THE SRAUTASUTRAS 32 1. General introduction. The srautasutras of the Yajurveda 32 3. The mantras 45 4. Paribhasas, prayascittas and parisistas 51 5. The individual srautasutras 57 CHAPTER I I I THE GRHYASUTRAS 89 1. General introduction 89 2. The contents of the grhyasutras 99 3. The mantras 108 4. The individual grhyasutras 125 CHAPTBB IV THE PITRMEDHA- SUTRAS 159 CHAPTER V THE RITUAL StfTRAS AS HISTORICAL SOURCES 165 CHAPTER VI STYLE AND COMPOSITION 172 CHAPTEB VII TRANSMISSION OF THE TEXTS, COMMENTARIES ANDSECONDARY LITERATURE 191 GLOSSARY 205 ABBREVIATIONS 207 I . Texts (original sources) 207 II . Abbreviated titles of books mentioned in the footnotes 208 III. Periodicals etc.Abh. bohm. Ges 211 INDEX 213 India,Literature,Ritual Sutras,Sanskrit,Hinduism India, Literature, Ritual Sutras, Sanskrit, Hinduism