[INDOLOGY] Divine law

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Books on r̥ta should also be useful.

Heckaman, C. (1979). *Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Rta in the Rg
Veda*. Master's Thesis: McMaster University.

Ramakrishna, G. (1965). "Origin and Growth of the Concept of *Ṛta* in Vedic
Literature". Doctoral Dissertation: University of Mysore.

Premnath, D. N. (1994). "The Concepts of *Ṛta* and *Maat*: A Study in
Comparison" in: *Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary
Approaches*, Volume 2, Number 3, pp. 325–339.

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> *DHARMA — Studies in its Semantic, Cultural and Religious History: Edited
> by Patrick Olivelle; *
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> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 2:22 AM, Howard Resnick <hr at ivs.edu> wrote:
>
>> In the following lecture at Harvard Divinity, https://www.youtube.
>> com/watch?v=2FL-RQpbYiQ we find the claim that the notion of divine law
>> originates in ancient Greek and Jewish traditions, with the following
>> difference:
>>
>> Greeks traced the divinity of divine law to its intrinsic objectivy,
>> universality, and immutability.
>>
>> Jewish law claims that divine law is divine because it expresses the will
>> of God.
>>
>> My question: do we find a clear notion of divine law in, say, the Rg
>> Veda? If so, how does it compare with the two notions cited above? And how
>> does it evolve or transform over time?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Howard
>>
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> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
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> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
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Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,

(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )


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