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About The Book: Maurice Bloomfield’s Rig-veda Repetitions: The Repeated Verses and Distichs and Stanzas of the Rig-veda in Systematic Presentation and with Critical Discussion is a three-part study focusing on the repeated textual structures within the Rigveda. Part I systematically catalogs repeated verses, distichs, and stanzas, showcasing the text’s extensive use of repetition. Part II explores the literary, ritual, and mnemonic roles these repetitions serve in preserving oral traditions and aiding memorization. Part III offers a critical discussion on the implications of these repeated forms for understanding Vedic culture, ritual practice, and linguistic conventions, underscoring Bloomfield’s pioneering role in Vedic studies. About The Author: Maurice Bloomfield, Ph.D., LL.D. (1855–1928), was an Austrian Empire-born American philologist and Sanskrit scholar. After moving to the U.S. in 1867, he studied at Furman, Yale, and Johns Hopkins, where he became a prominent professor. Known for his Vedic scholarship, he translated the Atharva-Veda and authored works like A Vedic Concordance (1907) and The Religion of the Veda (1908). He was elected to the American Philosophical Society and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, retiring from Johns Hopkins in 1926. The Title 'Rig-veda Repetitions: The Repeated Verses and Distichs and Stanzas of the Rig-veda in Systematic Presentation and with Critical Discussion written/authored/edited by Maurice Bloomfield', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789367807354 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 727 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English, Sanskrit. The subject of this book is Religion. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol: 2 Parts Set