Soma And The Indo European Priesthood
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Soma And The Indo European Priesthood
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Author : William Scott Shelley
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-01
Soma And The Indo European Priesthood written by William Scott Shelley and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-01 with History categories.
This is the first work to trace the origins of religion to the "Agricultural Revolution." It does so by identifying the enigmatic psychoactive drugs employed by the Indo-European religion. Through the ancient Vedic literature, the archaeological record, and through chemistry, this work identifies the ingredients and the method of preparation employed to produce the Soma of the Rig-Veda, Haoma, and the Kykeon. A contribution to both the history of science and the history of religion, Soma shows that the dawn of civilization was the product of the cultivation of cereals which enabled early man to exchange a nomadic life of hunting and gathering for a sedentary one, giving rise to settlements that would eventually become city-states and nations. The work reveals that this civilizing revolution was not only the origins of science, but also the origins of religion. The author presents literary evidence from the Vedas, Brahmanas, and Vedic ritual texts to identify the source of the ritual sacrament called Soma (or Madhu, "Mead"), and he describes the chemical processes that rendered it non-toxic. In addition, he shows that the ancient literature of the Greeks and the chemistry indicate a similar method was employed to produce the hallucinogenic kykeon of the Greek Eleusinian Mysteries, the center of Greek civilization. The work also explores the ethnographic relationship between the Indo-European priesthood (that included the priests of ancient Greece) and the Indo-Aryan priesthood, a branch of the Indo-Europeans that included the Soma-drinking Vedic priests of India. The identification of Soma is a solution to one of the greatest mysteries in the history of religion. The chemistry is consistent with the chemistry of the Greek kykeon, another important and unsolved question in the history of religion, which like Soma, has appeared to many as unsolvable. Finally, through the Greek and Roman classics the work demonstrates the relationship between the Indo-Aryans and Indo-Europeans as well as the similarities of traditions among the priesthoods extending throughout the great civilizations of the ancient world. The book also contains scientific evidence for the production of the 'Philosopher's Stone' briefly addressed in Shelley?s earlier book, Science, Alchemy and the Great Plague of London.
Indo European Sacred Space
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Author : Roger D. Woodard
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2010-10-01
Indo European Sacred Space written by Roger D. Woodard and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-01 with History categories.
In Indo-European Sacred Space, Roger D. Woodard provides a careful examination of the sacred spaces of ancient Rome, finding them remarkably consistent with older Indo-European religious practices as described in the Vedas of ancient India. Employing and expanding on the fundamental methods of Émile Benveniste, as well as Georges Dumézil's tripartite analysis of Proto-Indo-European society, Woodard clarifies not only the spatial dynamics of the archaic Roman cult but, stemming from that, an unexpected clarification of several obscure issues in the study of Roman religion. Looking closely at the organization of Roman religious activity, especially as regards sacrifices, festivals, and the hierarchy of priests, Woodard sheds new light on issues including the presence of the god Terminus in Jupiter's Capitoline temple, the nature of the Roman suovetaurilia, the Ambarvalia and its relationship to the rites of the Fratres Arvales, and the identification of the "Sabine" god Semo Sancus. Perhaps most significantly, this work also presents a novel and persuasive resolution to the long standing problem of "agrarian Mars."
Priesthood In Ancient India
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Author : Christopher Z. Minkowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Priesthood In Ancient India written by Christopher Z. Minkowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Hindu priests categories.
Rgvedic Society
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Author : Enric Aguilar I Matas
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-11-27
Rgvedic Society written by Enric Aguilar I Matas and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-27 with History categories.
It is generally supposed that the Vedic tradition emerged from certain Brahmanic circles of poets, priests and theoreticians who depended economically very much on a kind of pastoral aristocracy. As against this point of view the book maintains the theory that the Vedic tradition was mainly connected with the warrior world, in particular with certain groups of seers that surrounded the warrior chiefs called sûris and strongly opposed the pastoral aristocracy and their priesthood. What emerges from this approach is that the Vedic tradition, in spite of its apparent unity of themes, images and even sentences, is not a tradition based on consensus or on a harmonious development of thought from one end to the other, but rather a tradition that reveals a troubled background, a background of passionate rivalries. The book reconsiders the debate surrounding the antagonistic ideologies of pastoral and agricultural peoples and represents a new contribution to the discussion about similarities and differences between the Iranian and the Indo-Aryan cultures.
Kingship And Priesthood In Ancient Eran
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Author : Eugen Wilhelm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
Kingship And Priesthood In Ancient Eran written by Eugen Wilhelm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Iran categories.
R Gvedic Society
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Author : Enric Aguilar i Matas
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1991
R Gvedic Society written by Enric Aguilar i Matas and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.
The present work represents a rather unique approach to Vedic Studies, in as much as it puts forward an hypothesis rarely expressed by Vedists, namely, that the Vedic Religion is less connected with poets and priests belonging to patriarchal clans of herdsman than with magico-religious circles of dissident warrior groups.
The Political Economy Of Indo European Polytheism
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Author : Mario Ferrero
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-04-23
The Political Economy Of Indo European Polytheism written by Mario Ferrero and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-23 with Business & Economics categories.
This book sheds new light on the evolution and transformation of polytheistic religions. By applying economic models to the study of religious history and by viewing religious events as the result of rational choices under given environmental constraints, it offers a political economy perspective for the study of Indo-European polytheism. The book formally models the rivalry or competition among multiple gods in a polytheistic system and the monotheistic solution to this competition. Presenting case studies on the transformation and demise of various polytheistic religions, it highlights the pivotal role of the priestly class in driving religious change and suggests a joint explanation for the demise of Greco-Roman religion and the resilience of Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. It will appeal to scholars of the economics of religion and religious history and to anyone seeking new insights into the birth and death of religions, and the birth of monotheism in particular.
The Religious Traditions Of Asia
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Author : Joseph Kitagawa
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-05
The Religious Traditions Of Asia written by Joseph Kitagawa and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Social Science categories.
This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis throughout is on clear description and analysis, rather than evaluation. Ten maps are provided to add to the usefulness of this book, which has its origin in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Mircea Eliade of the University of Chicago.
Eschatology In The Indo Iranian Traditions
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Author : Mitra Ara
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Eschatology In The Indo Iranian Traditions written by Mitra Ara and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
Eschatology in the Indo-Iranian Traditions traces the roots of the belief in life after death from the earliest religious beliefs of the Indo-European people, through its first textual emergence among the Indo-Iranians. Tracing the Indo-Iranian concepts of the nature and constitution of man, with special reference to the doctrine of the Soul and its transmigration, the book demonstrates the profound nature of the physical, ethical, spiritual, and psychological ideals embodied in these thought systems as preserved in the Indian and Iranian scriptures. The central issue was death and the journey to the afterlife. Exploring the characteristic features of Indo-Iranian religions provides a better understanding of the development of eschatological beliefs in later religions in the same way that the Zoroastrian apocalyptic beliefs point to genetic historical relations among Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. This comparative study enriches our understanding of the antecedents of afterlife beliefs and creates enthusiasm for further in-depth research into the Indo-Iranian religion as a system, acknowledging its genetic historical connections with both earlier and subsequent traditions. Eschatology in the Indo-Iranian Traditions has wide-ranging appeal to upper undergraduate and graduate courses in comparative religion, Asian studies, philosophy, and Indian and Iranian studies.
Discovery
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Discovery written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Anthropology categories.