The Open Court 38, No.812
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The real religion of the great mass of the people was different. We find it portrayed best in the Atharva Veda. This is a collection of hymns, or rather magic charms, in- THE BHAGAVAD GITA, OR SONG OF THE BLESSED ONE 29 tended to accompany a vast mass of simpler rites and ceremonies which were not connected with the hieratic cult of the Rig Veda.
Almost every conceivable human need and aspiration is represented by these popular performances. Their religious basis may be de- scribed as primitive... animism, and their method of operation as sim- ple magic. That is, they conceive all creatures, things, powers, and even abstract principles, as animated by "spirits," which they seek to control by incantations and magic rites. They know also the higher gods of the Rig Vedic pantheon, and likewise other gods which perhaps belonged at the start to aboriginal, non-"Aryan" tribes ("Aryan" is the name which the Vedic Hindus apply to them- selves). But they invoke these gods after the manner of magic- mongers, much as medieval European incantations invoke the per- sons of the Trinity and Christian saints in connection with magic practices to heal a broken bone or to bring rain for the crops.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The real religion of the great mass of the people was different. We find it portrayed best in the Atharva Veda. This is a collection of hymns, or rather magic charms, in- THE BHAGAVAD GITA, OR SONG OF THE BLESSED ONE 29 tended to accompany a vast mass of simpler rites and ceremonies which were not connected with the hieratic cult of the Rig Veda.
Almost every conceivable human need and aspiration is represented by these popular performances. Their religious basis may be de- scribed as primitive... animism, and their method of operation as sim- ple magic. That is, they conceive all creatures, things, powers, and even abstract principles, as animated by "spirits," which they seek to control by incantations and magic rites. They know also the higher gods of the Rig Vedic pantheon, and likewise other gods which perhaps belonged at the start to aboriginal, non-"Aryan" tribes ("Aryan" is the name which the Vedic Hindus apply to them- selves). But they invoke these gods after the manner of magic- mongers, much as medieval European incantations invoke the per- sons of the Trinity and Christian saints in connection with magic practices to heal a broken bone or to bring rain for the crops.
What to read after The Open Court 38, No.812?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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