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The Vedic God Mitra was highly revered and invoked for proper fulfilment of civil and religious acts and duties. Mentioned 175 times in the Rigveda alone, He has been described as one of the most wonderful, glorious and mighty of the Vedic gods.
This work presents a synthetic study of the evolution of the personality of Mitra, a most significant representative of the early stages of the ancient Indo-Aryan and Indo-Iranian cultures. Beginning with a discussion on the name and personality of the Vedic God, Mitra, the work deals with the evolution of the god by referring to the Rigveda and emergence of new gods as facets of the original Mitra-Mithra with time. It examines how the personality of Mitra evolved in tune with ecological and cultural diversification, growing complexity and increase in knowledge of the various groups of people who worshipped Mitra/Mithra. It delves into religious and cultural aspects of life associated with Him. It is a detailed study of the concept and origin of the Indo-Iranian God Mithra and the relationship of the god with others in the Avestan scheme of divinity.
The volume, with explanations of various terms and concepts and supported by illustrations, will be useful to scholars and students of Indology -- in particular, ancient religion and culture in India.
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Dr Marta Vannucci is a globally distinguished biological oceanographer who has been UNESCO's Senior Expert (Marine Sciences) and was a member of oceanographic research cruises in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. She has been engrossed in studies in the libraries, archives, museums and universities of Florence, Italy and India aided by a grasp over almost all Latin and Greek derived languages, English and German. She has been honoured with the prestigious Grand Cross of the "Order of Merit in Science" of Brazil. She is Italian born and has been resident in India since 1970.
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Contents Acknowledgement 1 Introduction 2 The Name and Personality of Vedic God Mitra 3 The Origin and Evolution 4 The Cultural and Religious Aspects 5 The Indo-IranianPersian God MithraMithraism 6 Summary and Conclusion MitraMithraMithraism 7 Appendix From al-Birunis Kitab Tahqiq ma Lil-Hind min Maqula Maqbula Fil-aql aw Mardula Notes Glossary Bibliography IndexThe Vedic God Mitra was highly revered and invoked for proper fulfilment of civil and religious acts and duties Mentioned 175 times in the Rigveda alone He has been described as one of the most wonderful glorious and mighty of the Vedic godsThis work presents a synthetic study of the evolution of the personality of Mitra a most significant representative of the early stages of the ancient Indo-Aryan and Indo-Iranian cultures Beginning with a discussion on the name and personality of the Vedic God Mitra the work deals with the evolution of the god by referring to the Rigveda and emergence of new gods as facets of the original Mitra-Mithra with time It examines how the personality of Mitra evolved in tune with ecological and cultural diversification growing complexity and increase in knowledge of the various groups of people who worshipped MitraMithra It delves into religious and cultural aspects of life associated with Him It is a detailed study of the concept and origin of the Indo-Iranian God Mithra and the relationship of the god with others in the Avestan scheme of divinity The volume with explanations of various terms and concepts and supported by illustrations will be useful to scholars and students of Indology in particular ancient religion and culture in India 130 pp. Seller Inventory # 95310
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