2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on fermented milk products in ancient India : according to the Vedic literature
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21720016
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHIMURA Naoko 東北大学, 大学院・文学研究科, 専門研究員 (90372284)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | ヴェーダ学 / 祭式研究 / 印欧語比較言語学 / インド史 / インド思想史 / インド宗教史 / 乳利用 / 牧畜 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examines some ritual procedures and materials related to processing fresh milk into five kinds of fermented milk product in the oldest religious texts in India known as"Veda". It focuses on dadhi, atancana, samnayya, amiksa, and payasya in the Brahmanas (ca. 800-600 B. C.) and Srautasutras (ca. 500-B. C.). The ancient Aryas made their living by raising cattle. We can find references to various dairy products in their religious texts. Those products were not only everyday foodstuffs but also principal oblations. The descriptions of them, if not always clear, provide information about the methods used to process them. The main aim of this study is to identify these products exactly and to elucidate their religious meaning.
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Research Products
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