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Afterlife Conceptions in the Vedas
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Abstract
Continuity and change in ancient Indian afterlife conceptions are discussed in a broad overview of the most relevant Vedic texts (the
Rig Veda
, the
Krishna Yajur Veda
, the
Atharva Veda
, the
Shatapatha Brahmana
, the
Jaiminiya Brahmana
and the
Upanishads
). Despite the introduction of (or re‐emphasis on) certain ideas, such as reincarnation and
moksha
(liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth), there is also continuity of a core set of conceptions from the earliest texts to the latest. Return‐from‐death narratives are also found in each textual strand, and are discussed separately.
Title: Afterlife Conceptions in the Vedas
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Abstract
Continuity and change in ancient Indian afterlife conceptions are discussed in a broad overview of the most relevant Vedic texts (the
Rig Veda
, the
Krishna Yajur Veda
, the
Atharva Veda
, the
Shatapatha Brahmana
, the
Jaiminiya Brahmana
and the
Upanishads
).
Despite the introduction of (or re‐emphasis on) certain ideas, such as reincarnation and
moksha
(liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth), there is also continuity of a core set of conceptions from the earliest texts to the latest.
Return‐from‐death narratives are also found in each textual strand, and are discussed separately.
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