The Relative Chronology of the nivids and the praises and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual
(2014)
Journal Article
Proferes, T. N. The Relative Chronology of the nivids and the praises and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual. Indo-Iranian Journal, 57(3), 199-221. https://doi.org/10.1163/15728536-05703013
Analysis of the language and formulaics of the Vedic liturgical prose texts known as nivids and praiṣas reveals that they presuppose a complete, multi-lineage collection of the Ṛgveda, yet are linguistically more archaic than the bulk of mantras inco... Read More about The Relative Chronology of the nivids and the praises and the Standardisation of Vedic Ritual.