CURRENTLY SOLD OUT

Brahman: A Study of the Solar Rituals of the Indo-Europeans by Alexander Jacob (Paperback, 2012)

This supplement to the author's study of Indo-European cosmology, 'Atman' (Georg Olms, 2005) employs the cosmological insights of the ancient Indo-Europeans to illuminate the various sacrificial, theurgic and gstic systems that were developed therefrom by the Japhetic Aryans and the Hamitic Egyptians, Sumerians and later Indians. The original yogic understanding of the full macrocosmic dimension of the human microcosm is seen to inform both the Vedic fire-rituals and the later Agamic temple-rituals since they focus equally on the solar force either as contained within the ritual fire or as embodied in divine idols and in human devotees. A consistent picture thus emerges of the apparently diverse religions of the Indo-Europeans. This work should be of interest to all students of Hinduism, the religions of the ancient Near East and the spiritual culture of the Indo-Europeans.

Place of Publication
Hildesheim
Spine
23mm
Author Biography
Alexander Jacobreceived hisPh.D. in the History of Ideas at Pennsylvania State University. He has also worked at York University and conducted research at the University of Toronto.He isthe author of Atman: A Reconstruction of the Solar Cosmology of the Indo-Europeans, Henry More's Refutation of Spinoza, and Nobilitas: A Study of European Aristocratic Philosophy from Ancient Greece to the Early Twentieth Century. He has also translated works by many authors, including Houston Stewart Chamberlain and Edgar Julius Jung.
Date of Publication
31/01/2012
Country of Publication
United Kingdom

Best Selling in Books

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Books