Agni (2 Vols.) Motilal Banarsidass while the history of religion

while the history of religion and philosophy from the Vedas down to our times is well documented

at the time of writing

Patwardhan born in 1911 at Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) taught for thirty years at Sheth Anandilal Podar High School

the theory common in the West also

adding merely a literal English version

Agni (2 Vols.) Motilal Banarsidass while the history of religionThe first volume of Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar, discusses the place of the Agnicayana in the Vedic srauta tradition, its textual loci, traditional and modern interpretations of its origins and significance, and an overview of the Nambudiri Vedic tradition. The bulk of the volume, written in close collaboration with C. V. Somayajipad and M. Itti Ravi Nambudiri, is devoted to a detailed description of the 198\75 twelve day performance,