About the Book: The Vedas: An Introduction to Hinduisms Sacred Texts
A wonderful one-volume introduction to Hinduisms sacred texts
When were the Vedas written, and why? Who were the people who composed them?
Where did they come from, how did they live? Questions, conjectures and debates
go hand in hand with the Vedas, the sacred keystone texts of Hinduism. Now,
noted historian Roshen Dalal sifts through centuries of information and research
to present, in a straightforward and succinct manner, an account of the Vedas
that is authoritative yet accessible, thus appealing to both scholars and lay
readers.
In this book, key insights into the Vedas are