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The Rig Veda

By (author) Wendy Doniger,

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The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo- European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns.

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SKU: 9780140449891

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ISBN: 9780140449891

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 352

Dimensions: 13 × 2 × 19.8 cm

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The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo- European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns.

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  • Paperback / softback | 352 pages
  • 13 × 2 × 19.8 cm | 261
  • 31 March 2005
  • Penguin Books Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • English

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About the author

Wendy Doniger

3 Published Books

Wendy Doniger is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and the translator of numerous Sanskrit texts including the Laws of Manu, and Kamasutra.