The Mirror in Vedic India: Its Ancient Use and Its Present Relevance in Dating Texts
The major first part of the paper collects as exhaustively as possible all references to 'mirror' occurring in Vedic literature (c. 1200-300 BCE), and presents them with sufficient context in Sanskrit and English in order to show how and why the mirror was used in Vedic rituals and Vedic c...
Main Author: | Asko Parpola |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Finnish Oriental Society
2019-03-01
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Series: | Studia Orientalia Electronica |
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Online Access: | https://journal.fi/store/article/view/76275 |
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