On textual divisions, might I also recommend the following?

L. Renou, "Les divisions dans les textes sanskrits", IIJ 1 (1957) 1-32 (= Choix d’études indiennes. Réunies par N. Balbir et G.-J. Pinault. Paris 1997, II/487-518).

And perhaps my own article, "The Textual Divisions of the Paippalāda Saṃhitā", WZKS 47 (2003), 5-35.

Best wishes,

Arlo Griffiths
EFEO/Jakarta




Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 00:40:20 -0400
From: shyamr@yorku.ca
To: indology@list.indology.info
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Vedas: Divisions, Dating and Language

Dear List Members

I am grateful for all the insightful comments that members generously shared in response to my query. Here are the references:

  • Mimamsa, 2.1 (adhikaranas 7-8 and 10-12) in Śabara and Kumārila
  • James A. Santucci, "An Outline of Vedic Literature." (AAR) Minnesota: Scholar's Press. 
  • Frits Staal's *Discovering the Vedas* Penguin, 2008. 
  • Witzel and by Witzel and Jamieson, at http://indology.info/papers/
  • Michael Witzel, "Tracing the Vedic Dialects" in Colette Caillat (ed.), Dialectes dans les littératures indo-aryennes. Paris: Institut de Civilisation Indienne, 1989: 97-264

Many thanks!
Shyam

On 12/05/2014 11:22 PM, Shyam Ranganathan wrote:
Dear Indology List members,

I appreciate that this may seem a basic question. It's so basic, I don't have any fantastic references!

I was hoping for references to authoritative accounts of the division of the Vedas into versions (Rg, Yajur etc.,), parts (Mantra, Brahmana etc.)  and dates in English.

I was also interested in linguistic accounts of the Vedas that might distinguish the earlier and later Vedas on linguistic lines.

All help is most appreciated!

Gratefully yours,
Shyam




-- 
Shyam Ranganathan, MA, MA, PhD
Department of Philosophy
Department of Social Science, South Asian Studies
York University, Toronto

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