As above, so below: textual variation in the Paippalāda sūryā-sūkta
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Keywords

Paippalāda recension
Kashmir Atharvaveda manuscripts
Odisha Atharvaveda manuscripts
sūryā-sūkta

How to Cite

de Joseph, K. (2019). As above, so below: textual variation in the Paippalāda sūryā-sūkta. Lingua Posnaniensis, 61(2), 49–60. https://doi.org/10.2478/linpo-2019-0013

Abstract

This contribution will address the variants among parallel versions of this hymn, with special attention to the Paippalāda version (of which a critical edition is currently in preparation), and how these variants reflect the different chronology, socio-religious goals and textual history of the different recensions.

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