Devotional Literature in South Asia
Subtitle: Current Research, 1985-1988 (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 1, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780521051859
Subjects: Collections & anthologies of various literary forms; Literary Criticism; Religion - World Religions; ASIA; Asian - General; Hinduism - General; Russian & Former Soviet Union; Literary Criticism & Collections / Russian & Former Soviet Union; Literary Criticism : Asian - General; Literary Criticism : Russian & Former Soviet Union; Religion / Hinduism
First sentence: Already in the early Upanisads, such as the Chandogya and the Brhadaranyaka, dependent on pre-Upanisadic Vedic ritual, an extraordinary importance attaches to food, anna.