عنوان

Royal Splendour in the Waters

شماره

LA112483

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Royal Splendour in the Waters

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Kristoffer af Edholm

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

The article explores, from an Indo-Iranian comparative perspective, the concept of 'royal splendour' and its role in myth, ritual and political discourse, in ancient Indian and Iranian texts. It argues that there are similarities both on the level of details (terminology, imagery, motifs) and on a broader level (ruler ideology), some of which likely go back to Proto-Indo-Iranian culture. The article relates the Avestan xvarənah- to the Vedic śrī́- and várcas-, as well as their Avestan counterparts srī- and varǝcah-. It looks at how the Vedic/Avestan epithet apā́ṃ nápāt-/apąm napāt- is connected to the motif of aquatic and royal splendour. The Avestan concept of royal splendour, it is argued, also shares key characteristics with the late Vedic and early epic goddess Śrī. As the fickle and mobile consort of successive kings, whom she approaches or abandons depending on their virtues, the epic Śrī is reminiscent of xvarənah-. The article explores, from an Indo-Iranian comparative perspective, the concept of 'royal splendour' and its role in myth, ritual and political discourse, in ancient Indian and Iranian texts. It argues that there are similarities both on the level of details (terminology, imagery, motifs) and on a broader level (ruler ideology), some of which likely go back to Proto-Indo-Iranian culture. The article relates the Avestan xvarənah- to the Vedic śrī́- and várcas-, as well as their Avestan counterparts srī- and varǝcah-. It looks at how the Vedic/Avestan epithet apā́ṃ nápāt-/apąm napāt- is connected to the motif of aquatic and royal splendour. The Avestan concept of royal splendour, it is argued, also shares key characteristics with the late Vedic and early epic goddess Śrī. As the fickle and mobile consort of successive kings, whom she approaches or abandons depending on their virtues, the epic Śrī is reminiscent of xvarənah-.

تاريخ نشر

2017

توصيف ظاهري

17-73

عنوان

Indo-Iranian Journal

شماره جلد

60/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1572-8536

اصطلاح موضوعی

Avestan xvarənah-

اصطلاح موضوعی

goddess Śrī

اصطلاح موضوعی

kingship

اصطلاح موضوعی

splendour

اصطلاح موضوعی

Vedic śrī́-

اصطلاح موضوعی

water

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kristoffer af Edholm

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15728536-06001002

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y