Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads (2 Vols.)

The work presents to the student of religion, in objective form and with constant reference to the original sources and to modern discussions, a comprehensive but concise account of the whole of the religion and philosophy of the Vedic period in India.
The work comprises twentynine chapters grouped in five main parts, viz. (i) Sources, (ii) God & Demons of the Veda, (iii) Vedic Ritual, (iv) Spirits of the Dead, (v) Philosophy of the Veda. It draws mainly from the original sources. A genuine student of religion and philosophy will find in this work an invaluable and exhaustive store of facts. This monumental work is meant to restore to the Vedic religion is just place in the study of theology.

About the Author
PROF ARTHUR BERRIEDALE KEITH DCL DLit LLD (5 April 1879, Aberdeen – 6 October 1944) was a Scottish constitutional lawyer, scholar of Sanskrit and Indologist. He became Regius Professor of Sanskrit and Lecturer in Constitutional History in the University of Edinburgh. He served in this role from 1914 to 1944.
He is buried in Grange Cemetery in Edinburgh with his wife, Margaret Balfour Allan (d.1934). The grave lies on the south side of the central vaults, adjacent to the central archway through the vaults.
His other works on Indian Sanskrit literature and culture are Indian Mythology (1917), The Samkhya System: A History of the Samkhya Philosophy (1918), Buddhist Philosophy in India, A History of Sanskrit Literature (1920). He also translated in English The Aitareya Aranyaka (1909), The Veda of the Black Yajus School (Taittiriya Samhita), Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas of the Rigveda (1920).