[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925) › v1.c3.2 # The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c3.2 The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c3.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v1.c3.2) The writer of such a work must at every turn derive much from his predecessors. An effort has been made to assign to their authors the most important of the theories mentioned, but I desire to acknowledge a more general obligation to certain scholars. In the treatment of the mythology I am deeply indebted to Professor A. A. Macdonell's \*Vedic Mythology\*, which is not merely an invaluable and exhaustive storehouse of facts, but is distinguished by unfailing sureness and clearness of judgement, and I have derived much help from Bergaigne's \*Religion Védique\*, Hillebrandt's \*Vedische Mythologie\*, and Oldenberg's \*Religion des Veda\*, though I have been unable to follow these authors in the more imaginative of their theories. For the ritual I owe many facts to Hillebrandt, Schwab, Caland, Henry, Weber, and last, but certainly not least, to my predecessor, Professor J. Eggeling. In its explanation I find myself often in agreement with Oldenberg, the brilliance and charm of whose work in this sphere can hardly be overestimated. I have made free use of the light cast on ritual by other religions, and I am conscious of having derived great profit from the works of Dr. L. R. Farnell; - [Previous: v1.c3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v1.c3.1) - [Next: v1.c3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v1.c3.3) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v1.c3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v1.c3.2) · Pramāṇa