HISTORY OF HINDUISM
The gods of the Aryans: from 1500 BC
The first traceable roots of Hinduism lie with the invadingAryans, who move into the northwest of the Indian subcontinent from about 1500 BC (see the history ofIndiafor recent archaeological arguments against the concept of an Aryan invasion). The Aryans' priestly caste, the Brahmans, are responsible for the sacrificial rites (the most solemn, among this nomadic people, being the sacrifice of a horse). The ritual hymns which they chant, passed down orally for many centuries, are gathered in theRigveda, the earliest of all religious texts.
The gods of the Aryans: from 1500 BC
The first traceable roots of Hinduism lie with the invadingAryans, who move into the northwest of the Indian subcontinent from about 1500 BC (see the history ofIndiafor recent archaeological arguments against the concept of an Aryan invasion). The Aryans' priestly caste, the Brahmans, are responsible for the sacrificial rites (the most solemn, among this nomadic people, being the sacrifice of a horse). The ritual hymns which they chant, passed down orally for many centuries, are gathered in theRigveda, the earliest of all religious texts.
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