The Rgveda and Vedic Religion

Contents: Introduction. 1. The Aryans. 2. The Vedas of the Aryans. 3. The nature of Vedic Gods. 4. A classified account of the Vedic Gods. 5. The sacrifices of the Aryans. 6. The prayers of the Aryans. 7. The message of the Rgveda. Readings from the Veda: 1. The Rgveda. 2. The Samaveda. 3. The Yajurveda. 4. The Atharvaveda. Appendices: 1. Traditions concerning the origin of the Vedas. 2. The metres of the Vedas. 3. Vedic Sanskrit. 4. The contents of the Rgveda. 5. The contents of the Yajurveda. 6. The contents of the Samaveda. 7. The contents of the Atharvaveda. Bibliography. Index.

"A.C. Clyton had made all possible efforts to prepare a book for the lovers of the Vedas. His book the Rg-veda and Vedic Religion contains a good amount of critical material and therefore will be very much useful to the scholars interested in the study and research in Vedic lore. He has made critical analysis of the Vedic thoughts and has brought to light some interesting facts. The learned author has endeavoured to examine the material from historical perspective. The book was long out of print. We therefore thought of revising it and editing with necessary changes. It is hoped that it will help in developing interest of the scholars and solving their curiosity." (jacket)