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The Indus Valley "Proto-Śiva", reexamined through reflections on the goddess, the buffalo, and the symbolism of VĀHANAS
Anthropos • 73 (5/6) • Published In 1978 • Pages: 767-797
By: Hiltebeitel, Alf.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author analyzes several seals from Mohenjo Daro, surmising what gods, goddesses, animal counterparts, and myths are depicted by comparing them to later representations and recorded myths.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Property in movables
- Spirits and gods
- Ethnozoology
- Ethnobotany
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Mythology
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mature Indus
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4600-3900 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pakistan and northwest India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alf Hiltebeitel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 792-797)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 07021775
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indus civilization