Barbara A. Holdrege 
Veda and Torah [PDF ebook] 
Transcending the Textuality of Scripture

Preface

Introduction

Part 1 The Word in Creation

1 Veda and Creation

Veda and Creation in Vedic Texts
Veda and Creation in Post-Vedic Mythology
Veda and Creation in the Darsanas

2 Torah and Creation

Torah and Creation in Pre-Rabbinic Texts
Torah and Creation in Rabbinic Texts
Torah and Creation in Kabbalistic Texts
Comparative Analysis 1
Veda and Torah in Creation

Part 2 From word to text

3 Veda and Cognition

Veda and Cognition in Vedic Texts
Veda and Cognition in Post-Vedic Mythology

4 Torah and Revelation

Torah and Revelation in Rabbinic Texts
Torah and Revelation in Kabbalistic Texts
Comparative Analysis 2
Cognition of Veda and Revelation of Torah

Part 3 Text in practice

5 Veda in Practice

Recitative Transmission of the Vedic Samhitas
Theurgic Conceptions of Vedic Sacrifice and Recitation
Interpretation of the Vedas
Appropriation of the Veda

6 Torah in Practice

Written Transmission of the Sefer Torah
Interpretation of the Torah
Theurgic Conceptions of Torah Study and Practice
Appropriation of the Torah
Comparative Analysis 3
Veda and Torah in Practice

Conclusion

Notes

Abbreviations

Note on Translation and Transliteration

Selected Bibliography

Index

Barbara A. Holdrege is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a comparative historian of religions specializing in Hindu and Jewish traditions.