Dear All,

I am happy to announce the online publication of my presentation (including video clips) entitled

"The Nihnava meaningless? a new perspective and analysis of the structure and meaning of Vedic ritual through videorecording"
presented at: Visual Asian Studies: Vedic Ritual in India & Nepal, ICAS 11, Leiden, 19 July 2019
panel in honour of two pioneers in filming Vedic ritual, J.A.B. van Buitenen (1928-1979) and Frits Staal (1930-2012).

See on vimeo channel "Vedic Ritual" at https://vimeo.com/channels/vedicritual/page:2

or https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/775484310

One of the aims of this presentation is to demonstrate the importance of registering, or recording on film, Vedic performances in order to acquire a better understanding of the ritual -- and hence also of the mantras used in the ritual.

With best regards,

Jan Houben

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

https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben

https://www.classicalindia.info

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