Encyclopaedia Indica India-Pakistan-Bangladesh Vol.15 (Atharvaveda)

Cover Halftitle Title Copyrights Editorial Preface Contents 1. Introduction 2. History of Vedic Studies and the Atharvaveda 3. Philosophical Speculation of the Atharvaveda 4. Female Deities 5. Heat and Sacrifice in the Atharvaveda 6. Cosmological Ideas in the Atharvaveda 7. Social Structure of the Atharvaveda 8. Social Laws in the Atharvaveda Period 9. The Concept of Aditya (Surya) in the Atharvaveda 10. The Concept of Brhaspati in the Atharvaveda 11. The Concept of Etymologies in the Atharvaveda 12. Figures of Speech in the Atharvaveda 13. Semantic Development and Peculiarities of Atharvavedic Language v. 1. Origin and development of Indus civilization v.2. Indus civilization geography, population & culture v.3. Stone culture and Indus valley civilization v.4. Indus society, art and architecture, religion and myths v.5. Material life of Indus society, new dimensions of Indian culture v.6. Contribution of Indus civilization and its decline v.7. Development of Aryan civilization v.8. Aryan culture and civilization v.9. Sanskrit and Aryan civilization v.10. Vedic religion and rituals.