REL 2011 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda
16 Aug 2017
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Scripture in the west it usually means written authoritative texts. Oral torah it is the torah/commentary of it. Knowledge of sacred lore-contains 1000 hymns to the aryan gods. Yajur veda knowledge of rites- a collection of materials to be recited during sacrifices to the gods. Knowledge of chants; collection of verses to from the basic hymns recited by priests during sacrifices. Knowledge given by the sage atharva- contains rituals to be used at home. Mantras one of the parts of the vedic literature that is a collection of hymns. A section of ritual matierials in whci the worshippers are given instruction in the proper way to perform their sacrifices, and so on. Canon it refers to a measuring rod or a rule. Suras chapters (especially when talking about the quran) This was a muslim class that would study the quran and the hadith and interpret it. Exegesis analysis of a text to take understanding or application from it.
