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100			_aPatil, Amruta
245			_aAranyaka : book of the forest
260			_aChennai _bWestline _c2019
300			_a158 p. _bill. _c24 cm.
365			_b699 _cINR _d00
504			_aIncludes bibliographic references and index.
520			_aThe title of this book, Aranyaka, meaning 'of the forest', alludes to a set of 3,000-year-old Vedic scriptures full of mysterious metaphors, composed after the Samhitas (hymn collections), alongside the Brahmanas (ritual manuals), but before the Upanishads (philosophical expositions). This book is inspired not so much by these scriptures themselves as it is by the foundational role forests play in Vedic lore. Vedic thought is essentially about what it means to be cultured and civilised: the journey from hunger and fear, through domestication, towards empathy. I realised this after spending 20 years working with the Puranas (story chronicles) that have communicated Vedic lore for the past 2000 years."--Devdutt Pattanaik, page 3 of unnumbered pages.
650			_aComic books, strips
650			_aIndic literature
650			_aVedic literature
650			_aHindu mythology
650			_aGraphic novels
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