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About the Book:The volume presents a study of the famous women Rishikas mentioned in the Vedic literature.The book describes the great respect offered to seers in the Vedic literature and the equal importance given to Rishikas when compared to Rishis. Discussing how even women of the Vedic period were epitomes of spiritual attainment, the book admiringly points out that the gender discrimination seen in the Hindu traditional thought was a later phenomenon (such as that women are not adhikaris for the study of the Vedas). It states that there are twenty-seven women mantra-drashtarah in the Rigveda. It provides a list of these women Rishikas and deals with the mantras envisioned by them. The Rishikas are mentioned in the study on the basis of those who praised the deities, those who conversed with the seers and deities, and those who praised the self. The Rishikas mentioned in the Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda are also mentioned. Rishikas whose individual contributions are taken up in detail include Vagambhrni, Surya-Savitri, Shraddha, Daksina, Aditi, Ratri, and Urvashi, among others.The volume is bound to be a handy reference book for all those interested in Indology, particularly students and scholars of Vedic and gender studies.Contents:Preface   Acknowledgement   Abbreviations   Notes on Transliteration   Women Rishis (Rishikas) in the Rigveda PART IWho Praised the Deities1. Ghosha Kakshivati   2. Godha   3. Vishvavara Atreyi   4. Apala Atreyi   5. Juhu-Brahmajaya   6. Agastya-svasa   7. Aditi-Dakshayani   PART IIWho Conversed with the Seers and Deities8. Indrani   9. Indramatarah   10. Sarama Devashuni   11. Romasha   12. Urvashi   13. Lopamudra   14. Nadyah — The Rivers   15. Yami Vaivasvati   16. Shashvati AngirasiPART IIIWho Praised the Self17. Sarparajni   18. Vagambhrni   19. Shraddha Kamayani   20. Dakshina Prajapatya   21. Ratri-Bharadvaji   22. Surya-Savitri PART IVOther Rishikas not Listed in Brihaddevata23. Shaci Paulomi   24. Shikhandini Kashyapi   25. Indrasnusha-Vasukrapatni AppendicesA. Rishikas of the YajurvedaLopamudra, Sarasvati, Kashipa Bharadvaja-duhita, Vishvavara Atreyi, SarparajniB. Rishikas of the SamavedaGodha, Indramatarah, SarparajniC. Rishikas of the AtharvavedaIndrani, Indramatarah, Surya-Savitri, SarparajniD. Gargi Vacaknavi   E. Maitreyi   Conclusion   Glossary   Bibliography   Index
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