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The Religions of India

1885

In the third section which may be denominated the kernel of the book the subdivisions and order of presentation necessarily vary the division into periods being best adapted to one relgion the geographical order for another the grouping of themes in a logical sequence for a third ; but in every case the range covered will be the same namely the beliefs including the pantheon the relat [...] dition to supplying this want the arrangement of the manuals will it is expected meet the requirements of reliable referencbooks for ascertaining the present status of our knowledge of the religions of antiquity while the popular manner of presenttion which it will be the aim of the writers to carry out justfies the hope that the general reader will find the volumes no less attractiv [...] The cleft btween the theology of the Rig Veda and that of the lirdmanas even from the point of view of the mass of hymns that comprise the former is too great to allow us with any content to explain the conceptions of the one by those of the other. [...] Between the Rig Veda and the formation or completion of the next Veda called the A that-van the interval appears to have been considerable and the inherent value of the religion incucated in the latter can he estimated aright only when this is weighed together with the fact that as is learned from the Atharvan's own statements the Aryans were now advanced further southwards and eastwards [...] That the race was still migrating may be seen from the hymns of the Rig Veda itself.' Their journey was to the south-east and both before and after they reached the Indus they left settlements chiefly about the Indus and in the Punjab (a post-Vedic group) not in the southern but in the northern part of this district.2 The Vedic Aryans of this first period were acquainted with the Indus Sutlej
philosophy religion
Pages
628
Published in
United States
SARF Document ID
sarf.145977
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-xvi Edward Hopkins view
Chapter I.—Introduction.Sources.—Dates.—Methods of Interpretation.—Divisions of Subject
1-25 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter II. People and Land
26-36 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter III. The Rig Veda. The Upper Gods
37-86 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter IV. The Rig Veda (Continued).—The Middle Gods
87-104 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter V. The Rig Veda (Continued).—The Lower Gods. Agni
105-126 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter VI. The Rig Veda (Concluded).—Yama and Other Gods Vedic Pantheism Eschatology
127-150 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter VII. The Religion of the Atharva Veda
151-160 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter VIII. Early Hindu Divinities Compared with Those of Other Aryans
161-175 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter IX. Brahmanism
176-215 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter X. Brahmanic Pantheism.—The Upanishads
216-241 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XI. The Popular Brahmanic Faith
242-279 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XII. Jainism
280-297 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XIII. Buddhism
298-347 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XIV. Early Hinduism
348-387 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XV. Hinduism (Continued).—Vishnu and Civa
388-433 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XVI. The Purānas.—Early Sects Festivals the Trinity
434-471 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XVII. Modern Hindu Sects
472-523 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XVIII. Religious Traits of the Wild Tribes
524-542 Edward Hopkins view
Chapter XIX. India and the West
543-571 Edward Hopkins view
Addenda
572-572 Edward Hopkins view
Bibliography
573-596 Edward Hopkins view
Index
597-612 Edward Hopkins view

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