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Book/Printed Material Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India

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Title

  • Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India

Names

  • Muir, J. (John), 1810-1882, editor, translator

Created / Published

  • London, Edinburgh, Williams and Norgate, 1858-

Contents

  • pt. 1. The mythical and legendary accounts of caste.--pt. 2. The Trans-Himalayan origin of the Hindus, and their affinity with the western branches of the Arian race.--pt. 3. The Vedas: opinions of their authors, and of later Indian writers, in regard to their origin, inspiration, and authority.--pt. 4. Comparison of the Vedic with the later representations of the principal Indian deities.

Headings

  • -  Brahmanism
  • -  Caste--India
  • -  Vedas
  • -  Sanskrit literature
  • -  Indo-Aryans
  • -  Hinduism

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • v. 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS425 .M9

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05009795

OCLC Number

  • 4390555

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India. Muir, J London, Edinburgh, Williams and Norgate, 1858. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05009795/.

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(1858) Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India. Muir, J London, Edinburgh, Williams and Norgate. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05009795/.

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Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India. Muir, J London, Edinburgh, Williams and Norgate, 1858. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05009795/>.