Project Gutenberg 2007-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 145 Barnett, Lionel D. (Lionel David) 1871 1960 Barnett, Lionel David Barnett, L. D. (Lionel David) Hindu gods and heroes : $b studies in the history of the religion of India Reading ease score: 51.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hindu Gods and Heroes: Studies in the History of the Religion of India" by Lionel D. Barnett is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the evolution of Hindu mythology and religion, focusing particularly on the Vedic age and the nature of its gods and heroic figures. It examines the origins, characteristics, and worship of prominent deities, as well as the religious practices and beliefs of the ancient Aryans. The opening of this work presents a vivid depiction of an Aryan village in the Eastern Punjab over three thousand years ago, outlining the simple yet complex life of its inhabitants. It contrasts the popular religion rooted in magic and spirits with the priestly rituals steeped in formality and structured worship in the Vedic tradition. Barnett discusses how the originally abstract deities stand in contrast to hero figures like Indra, exploring their attributes and roles in society. He thoughtfully critiques the development of these figures and their transformation from deities of nature into more personal gods, setting the stage for a broader investigation of Hindu theology and its historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hindu mythology Hinduism BL Text Hinduism Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 210207 210194 2024-10-10T05:57:26.282748 2023-09-10T09:05:48.910526 text/html text/html 216017 2007-10-04T16:33:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76184 2007-10-04T16:33:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161293 2024-10-10T05:57:33.467697 application/epub+zip 162524 2024-10-10T05:57:29.613713 application/epub+zip 147375 2024-10-10T05:57:28.292721 application/epub+zip 313456 2024-10-10T05:57:36.349680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288164 2024-10-10T05:57:32.595708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261409 2022-09-10T15:46:31.491815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181918 2024-10-10T05:57:25.791745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184208 2007-10-04T16:33:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 70396 2007-10-04T16:33:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 181741 2007-10-04T16:33:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69441 2007-10-04T16:33:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181739 2007-10-04T16:33:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69404 2007-10-04T16:33:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22879 2024-10-10T05:57:36.484667 application/rdf+xml 14543 2024-10-10T05:57:28.850707 image/jpeg 3459 2024-10-10T05:57:28.567713 image/jpeg 155121 2024-10-10T05:57:26.300735 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog