ORIGINS AND PROLIFERATION OF INDIC SCIENCES IN LATVIA
ORIGINS AND PROLIFERATION OF INDIC SCIENCES IN LATVIA
Author(s): Natālija AbrolaSubject(s): Cultural history, Other Language Literature, Evaluation research, 19th Century, Translation Studies
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Origins; Indic sciences; Latvia;
Summary/Abstract: A thread of this study emerged with the translation of a hymn in the Rigveda X mandala into Latvian by famous Latvian poet of the beginning of 20th century – Rainis (birth name: Jānis Krišjānis Pliekšāns (1865–1929). This hymn was published in 1921 by Rainis in the collection of poems Restless Heart. Songs from All Over the World. One of the first hymns in this collection is “The Beginning of Things” , which, in its essence, is a cosmogonic type of hymn – one of the most renown hymns of the Rigveda – depicts the poet’s interest in cosmogony and orient.
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXVI/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 40-67
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English
