Barbara A. Holdrege is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a comparative historian of religions specializing in Hindu and Jewish traditions.

Preface

Introduction

Part 1 The Word in Creation

1 Veda and Creation

Veda and Creation in Vedic Texts
Veda and Creation in Post-Vedic Mythology
Veda and Creation in the Darsanas

2 Torah and Creation

Torah and Creation in Pre-Rabbinic Texts
Torah and Creation in Rabbinic Texts
Torah and Creation in Kabbalistic Texts
Comparative Analysis 1
Veda and Torah in Creation

Part 2 From word to text

3 Veda and Cognition

Veda and Cognition in Vedic Texts
Veda and Cognition in Post-Vedic Mythology

4 Torah and Revelation

Torah and Revelation in Rabbinic Texts
Torah and Revelation in Kabbalistic Texts
Comparative Analysis 2
Cognition of Veda and Revelation of Torah

Part 3 Text in practice

5 Veda in Practice

Recitative Transmission of the Vedic Samhitas
Theurgic Conceptions of Vedic Sacrifice andRecitation
Interpretation of the Vedas
Appropriation of the Veda

6 Torah in Practice

Written Transmission of the Sefer Torah
Interpretation of the Torah
Theurgic Conceptions of Torah Study and Practice
Appropriation of the Torah
Comparative Analysis 3
Veda and Torah in Practice

Conclusion

Notes

Abbreviations

Note on Translation and Transliteration

Selected Bibliography

Index