The Vedas and their antiquity The place of the Vedas in the Hindu mind Classification of the Vedic literature The Sa@mhitas The Brahma@nas The Ara@nyakas The @Rg-Veda, its civilization The Vedic Gods Polytheism, Henotheism and Monotheism Growth of a Monotheistic tendency; Prajapati, Vis'vakarma Brahma Sacrifice; the First Rudiments of the Law of Karma Cosmogony--Mythological and philosophical Eschatology; the Doctrine of Atman Conclusion ‹ Chapter 1: Introductory Up The Vedas and their antiquity ›