Theodore Proferes

Theodore Proferes, born in 1958, is a scholar of Indology and a professor in the Philosophy department at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. His research primarily focuses on Sanskrit literature, ancient Indian philosophy, and the broader cultural context of South Asia. Quotes 1999 PROFERES 1999: The Formation of Vedic Liturgies. Proferes, Theodore. Harvard Thesis, April 1999. Quoted in Talageri, S. G. (2010). The Rigveda and the Avesta. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. At intermediate points along the way, individual verses and entire hymns were inserted into the RV collection. (PROFERES 1999:10). The formation of the ṛksamhita [....] appears to have been carried out in three stages. First, the ‗clan books‘ 2-7 were collected and ordered [....] At a later stage, Books 1 and 8 were added to the case like book ends. It was likely at this stage that Book 9 was added as well. Lastly, the heterogenous material in Book 10 was appended to the entire collection. (PROFERES 1999:10). the pavamāna collection consists primarily of late authors, those from Books 1, 5, 8 and in a limited number of cases, 10. (PROFERES 1999:69). We need not rely exclusively on the Anukramaṇī to affirm that there were important interactions between the priestly groups represented in Books 1, 5 and 8. As Oldenberg [1888b:213-215] has shown, evidence from the hymns themselves supports this conclusion. (PROFERES 1999:75). 2003 PROFERES 2003: Remarks on the Transition from Rgvedic Composition to Srauta Compilation. Proferes, Theodore. In ―Indo-Iranian Language and Peoples‖, Oxford University Press, Proceedings of the British Academy. Quoted in Talageri, S. G. (2010). The Rigveda and the Avesta. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. the clan book composers, except those from Book 5, are not well represented among the pavamāna composers of Book 9. (PROFERES 2003:12). These circles are represented by the Kāṇva, Ātreya and Āngirasa authors from Books 1, 5 and 8, as well as by descendants of these authors. (PROFERES 2003:16). The connections of Book 5 with Books 1 and 8 and not with the other clan books (2-4, 6-7) is interesting, since it seems to belong to the core RV collection (Oldenberg [1888a]; Witzel [1997]). (PROFERES 2003:16, fn).. the breakdown of the strict separation of the ritual poetry of different clans and the preservation of that poetry together in a single collection began with the Kāṇva, Ātreya and Āngirasa poets of Books 1, 5 and 8. (PROFERES 2003:18). External links Category:Indologists Category:1958 births Category:Living people