[INDOLOGY] {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} Publication announcement: Vedic Myths and Rituals ed. by Jan E.M. Houben and Julieta Rotaru

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Congratulations and thanks for sharing, Prof. Jan E M Houben.

There is an article by Dipak Bhattacharya ji who is a senior member of BVP
also included in this Anthology.

Personally I found the title

On the authenticity of the puberty rituals for girls in the Indian .......49

ritual texts

*Nirmala Kulkarni*

particularly interesting.

Puberty rituals , puberty songs etc., have been studied as part of folklore
studies in regional Indian languages, publications done in those regional
Indian languages.

But this article seems to help trace the Vedic ritual connections helping
my area of focus , the study of folk-Vedic interface.

Your own article on the structure of Vedic ritual , particularly, the
'self-reference ' aspect connects to the other studies of
self-referentiality in Vedic tradition in other areas than ritual.

Overall, all the titles inspire us to go to the book.

On Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM Bibhuti bhusan <mohapatrabbibhuti at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hearty congratulations Sir for such valuable volume. Congratulations to
> the team.
>
> On Fri, 4 Jul, 2025, 9:01 am Jan E.M. Houben, <jemhouben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Vedic Myths and Rituals
>>
>> edited by Jan E.M. Houben and Julieta Rotaru
>>
>>
>>
>> Published by Dev Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi,
>>
>> 2025
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>>
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>> ISBN : 978-93-5944-153-5
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>>
>>
>> ToC
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>>
>>
>> Preface .................................................vii
>>
>> *Jan E.M. Houben and Julieta Rotaru *
>>
>>
>>
>> Introduction .......................................xiii
>>
>> *Jan E.M. Houben *
>>
>>
>>
>> From myth to ritual. The horse of Pedu and the remedy .......1
>>
>> for removing snake’s poison
>>
>> *Shrikant S. Bahulkar *
>>
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>>
>> The Sviṣṭakṛt: formal structure and self-reference in Vedic ritual
>> .......11
>>
>> *Jan E.M. Houben *
>>
>>
>>
>> The importance of myths : in search of the significance of the .......37
>>
>> *saumikī dīkṣā *
>>
>> *Madhavi Kolhatkar *
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>>
>>
>> On the authenticity of the puberty rituals for girls in the Indian
>> .......49
>>
>> ritual texts
>>
>> *Nirmala Kulkarni *
>>
>>
>>
>> A lesser-known Agniṣṭoma Prayoga of the Sāmaveda .......57
>>
>> *Sucheta Paranjpe *
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>>
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>> The significance of the four commendations in the .......63
>>
>> Atharvavedic tradition
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>> *Julieta Rotaru *
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>> The bride with the yoke: Interpretation of the Kauśikasūtra .......87
>>
>> 76.11-13
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>> *Shilpa Sumant *
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>> Word, style, sympathy and myth in the operation of medicinal....... 99
>>
>> magic
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>> *Dipak Bhattacharya*
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>>
>> Postface. The Centre for Eurasiatic and Afroasiatic Studies .......139
>>
>> (CEAS) in Bucharest
>>
>> *Julieta Rotaru*
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>> Index...............................................157
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>> From the preface :
>>
>>
>>
>> ‘The present volume, *Vedic Myths and Rituals*, brings together a
>> collection of scholarly contributions that explore the rich and complex
>> interplay between mythic narratives and ritual practices in the Vedic
>> tradition. Most of the papers included here were originally presented at
>> the international conference “Cartea. România. Europa” held in Bucharest in
>> 2009 (...).
>>
>> A relatively small but significant segment of the conference was devoted
>> to the study of Vedic texts, myths, and rituals, reflecting the enduring
>> relevance of ancient Indian thought in contemporary academic discourse.’
>>
>>
>>
>> ‘In addition to these original conference papers which have in no way
>> lost their relevance, we have included an unpublished article by the late
>> Professor Dr. Dipak Bhattacharya, whose work remains foundational in the
>> field of Vedic studies.’
>>
>>
>>
>> ‘To further contextualize and engage with the ideas presented in these
>> papers, we have also added a new introductory essay that revisits and
>> expands upon the discussions initiated during the conference. Adopting a
>> theoretical approach inspired by Roy A. Rappaport’s theory of ritual and
>> religion, it engages dialogically with each of the volume’s contributions,
>> highlighting their collection and organization of precious data and the
>> interpretive challenges they addressed, and potential avenues for future
>> research.’
>>
>>
>>
>> ‘In addition, as a contribution to the historiography to Sanskrit and
>> Indian studies in Europe, a Postface gives a brief summary of the
>> activities of the Centre for Eurasiatic and Afroasiatic Studies (CEAS)’ in
>> the period 2007-2013.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Jan E.M. Houben*
>>
>> Directeur d'Études, Professor of South Asian History and Philology
>>
>> *Sources et histoire de la tradition sanskrite*
>>
>> École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE, Paris Sciences et Lettres)
>>
>> *Sciences historiques et philologiques *
>>
>> Groupe de recherches en études indiennes (EA 2120)
>>
>> *johannes.houben [at] ephe.psl.eu <johannes.houben at ephe.psl.eu>*
>>
>> *https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben
>> <https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben>*
>>
>> *https://www.classicalindia.info* <https://www.classicalindia.info>
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Nagaraj Paturi
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