[INDOLOGY] Book with Paippalādasaṁhitā kāṇḍa 3 just released in Collection Indologie series jointly published by the IFP and EFEO

[Madhav Deshpande]

Congratulations, Carmen. Now I am eager to get hold of the book. Best
wishes,

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM Hock, Hans Henrich via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Congratulations, Carmen. This is a wonderful contribution to our
> understanding of the Paippalāda tradition
>
> Best wishes
>
> Hans Henrich
>
> On Jul 22, 2025, at 06:09, Carmen Spiers via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello all, my first book has come out and is available for sale from India
> for the moment, but a stock will be at the EFEO in Paris for sale from
> their website by the fall. The translation part is in English and French
> but the notes and study in French only. The announcement:
>
> *JUST RELEASED*
>
> *Charmes védiques. Édition, traduction et commentaire du livre 3 de la
> Paippalādasaṁhitā de l’Atharvaveda avec un essai critique sur la « magie »
> dans l’Atharvaveda et sur l’usage rituel de ses hymnes* par Carmen Sylvia
> Spiers. Collection Indologie n˚ 165, Institut Français de Pondichéry /
> Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient, 2025, 621 p.
> Language: French, Sanskrit. *1500 Rs (48 €).*  ISBN: 978-81-8470-258-3
> (IFP); 978-2-85539-299-8 (EFEO)
>
> *Summary*:
>
> This book puts into context the “charms” of the Atharva Veda, an ancient
> ritual tradition originating in the northwestern area of the Indian
> subcontinent, through a critical examination of ideas frequently
> encountered in studies of this Veda, in particular the usage of the label
> “magic” as well as of the notions of poetry and performativity. This
> introductory study is followed by the critical edition and translation into
> English and French of the forty hymns of book 3 of the *Paippalādasaṁhitā*
> of the Atharva Veda, along with a detailed commentary in French for each
> hymn. This book will interest not only sanskritists and scholars of South
> Asia but also linguists, ethnolinguists and anthropologists.
>
> For details go to: https://www.ifpindia.org/bookstore/ci165/
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>
> --
> Carmen Sylvia Spiers
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