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History of Indian literature Vol. I Introduction, veda, epics, puranas and tantras (Record no. 29819)

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Personal name Winternitz Maurice
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Title History of Indian literature Vol. I Introduction, veda, epics, puranas and tantras
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Motilal Banarasidas Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2009
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Formatted contents note Contents:<br/>Preface to the English Translation;<br/>Preface to the German edition;<br/>List of Abbreviations used in the Notes;<br/>Directions for Pronunciation of Indian Names and Words;<br/>INTRODUCTION. 1-51;<br/>Extent and Significance of Indian Literature. 1-8;<br/>The Beginnings of the Study of Indian Literature in Europe. 8-25;<br/>The Chronology of Indian Literature. 25-30;<br/>The Art of Writing and the Transmission of Indian Literature. 31-40;<br/>Indian Languages in their Relation to Literature. 40-51;<br/>SECTION I. THE VEDA OR THE VEDIC LITERATURE. 52-310;<br/>What is the Veda? 52-56;<br/>The Rgveda-Samhita.57-119;<br/>The Atharvaveda-Samhita. 119-163;<br/>The Samaveda-Samhita. 163-169;<br/>The Samhitas of the Yajurveda. 169-187;<br/>The Brahmanas. 187-225;<br/>Aranyakas and Upanisads, 225-247;<br/>The Fundamental Doctrines of the Upanisads. 247-267;<br/>The Vedangas. 268-289;<br/>The Literature of Ritual. 271-282;<br/>The Exegetic Vedangas. 282-289;<br/>The Age of the Veda. 290-310;<br/>SECTION II. THE POPULAR EPICS AND THE PURANAS. 311-606;<br/>The Beginnings of Epic Poetry in India. 311-316;<br/>What is the Mahabharata? 316-327;<br/>The Principal Narrative of the Mahabharata. 327-375;<br/>Ancient Heroic Poetry in the Mahabharata. 375-387;<br/>Brahmanical Myths and Legends in the Mahabharata. 387-405;<br/>Fables, Parables and Moral Narratives in the Mahabharata. 405-422;<br/>The Didactic Sections of the Mahabharata. 422-442;<br/>The Harivamsa, an Appendix to the Mahabharata. 443-454;<br/>The Age and History of the Mahabharata. 454-475;<br/>The Ramayana, both a Popular Epic and an Ornate Poem. 475-479;<br/>Contents of the Ramayana. 479-495;<br/>The Genuine and the Spurious in the Ramayana. 495-500;<br/>The Age of the Ramayana. 500-517;<br/>The Puranas and their Position in Indian Literature. 517-530;<br/>Survey of the Purana Literature. 530-586;<br/>The Tantra Literature (Samhitas, Agamas, Tantras). 586-606;<br/>CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. 607-611.<br/>INDEX. 612-634.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element 1. Indian Literature - Critical Essays
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