The Purusha Suktam: An A-Religious Inquiry into a Sacred Text

by Victor Borde and Dr Victor Borde

The interpretation of the Vedic text has been a prerogative of the Hindu Brahmins, it has always been interpreted from the religious point of view. This book's approach is from the socio-historical perspective. It is a subaltern reading of the Vedic text, which not only establishes the fact that Purua-sktam is an interpolation but also unveils the reasons for its interpolation. The authors approach is both emic and etic at the same time; a perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148973242X
• ISBN13: 9781489732422
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Liferich
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"