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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.
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.
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