HUMS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Rigveda
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Hums 1000 - myth & symbol - lecture 14: rig veda. Indus valley culture preceded the rig veda. (see lecture 13) Possible continuity between indus valley and later hindu beliefs. Nationalists want to project origins of hinduism as far back in time as possible. Indus valley projections shows female divinities (rig veda is male dominated) and through the years female hindu divinities became revived. Effort to say hinduism is the most ancient religion is hindu nationalism. Eternal knowledge- revealed to human beings through cosmic experiences (not made by man) Seers who received the vedas are called risis. Shruti, something that what is heard (the rsis heard the rig veda and shared it) (similar to moses and the burning bush) Aryans possibly came into india through a sub-continent, but others claim that they originated from inside india (less academic viewpoint). Nomadic people whose beliefs revolved around sacrifice of wheat, barley and other cultivated goods.