Water, Hindu mythology and an unequal social order in India (original) (raw)

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1 The term Vedic philosophy refers to ethical thought presented in Vedic literature written during the period 2500-600 BC. There is much conflict on the exact duration of the period. The literature consisted of two major bodies of literature, the Vedas and the later Brahmanas.

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