SOMA

sōˈmə, psychotropic plant, the juice of which was sometimes drunk as part of the Vedic sacrifice (see Veda). Many hymns in the Rig-Veda are in praise of soma. In the late Vedic period substitutes for soma came to be used, and the original plant was lost. It has recently been identified with the fly agaric mushroom, Amanita muscaria, used in Siberian shamanism.

See R. G. Wasson, Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality (1971).

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Classifying the Universe: The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste
Book by Brian K. Smith; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: Caste--India--History
...of any class became consecrated for the soma sacrifice and thus became a d ita...one but Brahmins can participate in the soma sacrifice, no one but they can drink of...lesser rituals which do not employ the soma within them the Brahmins reserve rights...
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Epic Mythology
Book by E. Washburn Hopkins; Motilal Banarasidass, 1969
Subjects: Mythology, Hindu
...beryl-mountain on the Narmada where Kausika drank Soma with the Asvins and Cyavana paralysed...Nagas and other) snakes. The theft of Soma by Garu a is thus the oldest epic trait...water-god Varu a, and at the same time one to Soma, as the god of the Fathers. This differs...
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Huston Smith: Essays on World Religion
Book by M. Darrol Bryant, Huston Smith; Paragon House, 1992
Subjects: Religions
...Vedic Religion and the Soma Experience 135...Press for permission to include "Wassons Soma: A Review Article" and "Postmodernisms...tradition. The essay "Vedic Religion and Soma" is a very careful essay-review of...
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Upani*Sads
Book by Patrick Olivelle; Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects: Asceticism--Hinduism--Early Works To 1800, Sannyasi--Early Works To 1800
...complete de la forme normale du sacrifice de Soma dans le cult vedique 2 vols.; Paris...adic thought, the horse sacrifice and the Soma sacrifice, as well as the anointing of...Upani ads: the horse sacrifice and the Soma sacrifice. 25 These are long and complex...
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The Dharmasutras: The Law Codes of Apastamba, Gautama, Baudhayana, and Vasistha
Book by Patrick Olivelle; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Brahmanism--Early Works To 1800, Brahmans, Dharma, Law, Ancient, Law--India--Early Works To 1800
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journal articles on: Soma  - 232 results

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Vier Grosse Galizische Erzahler Im Exil: H. W. Katz, Soma Morgenstern, Manes Sperber Und Joseph Roth
Journal article by Anne Fuchs; The Modern Language Review, Vol. 102, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Vier grosse galizische Erzahler im Exil: H.W. Katz, Soma Morgenstern, Manes Sperber und Joseph Roth (Book)--Book reviews
...Galizische Erzahler Im Exil: H. W. Katz, Soma Morgenstern, Manes Sperber Und Joseph Roth...galizische Erzahler im Exil: H. W. Katz, Soma Morgenstern, Manes Sperber und Joseph Roth...essays deal with a lesser-known figure, Soma Morgenstern, whose work has been rediscovered...
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Kaundinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nagi Soma": Some Aspects of a Cambodian Legend
Journal article by Rudiger Gaudes; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993
Subjects: Cambodia--History, Folklore and nationalism--Cambodia, Khmers--Literature, Legends--Cambodia, Mythology--Cambodia
Kaundinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nagi Soma": some aspects of a Cambodian legend...Liu-ye as his queen, and gave her the name Soma, i.e., "moon daughter" or "moon born...Thaong; Queen Liu-ye is called Neang Soma or Neang Neak. The land is also called...
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Soma and Culture Interweave: a Comment on Sociobiology
Journal article by Guy Richards; Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 23, 1986
Subjects: Anthropology, Sociology
Commentary / Commentaire Soma and culture interweave: a comment on sociobiology GUY RICHARDS University of Saskatchewan Menzies ( 1985 : 202) describes...
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Nutritional Factors and Susceptibility to Arsenic-Caused Skin Lesions in West Bengal, India
Journal article by Soma R. Mitra, Guha D.N. Mazumder, Arindam Basu, Gladys Block, Reina Haque, Sambit Samanta, Nilima Ghosh, Meera M. Hira Smith, Ondine S. Von Ehrenstein, Allan H. Smith; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004
...to Arsenic-Caused Skin Lesions in West Bengal, India. by Soma R. Mitra , Guha D.N. Mazumder , Arindam Basu , Gladys...conditions in the endemic Blackfoot area. Formosan Sci 15:101-129. Soma R. Mitra, (1) D.N. Guha Mazumder, (1) Arindam Basu, (1) Gladys...
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Darlene Rivas, Missionary Capitalist, Nelson Rockefeller in Venezuela
Journal article by Soma Hewa; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 28, 2003
Subjects: Missionary Capitalist: Nelson Rockefeller in Venezuela (Book)--Reviews
...Missionary Capitalist, Nelson Rockefeller in Venezuela. by Soma Hewa Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press...American foreign policies, in general, during the Cold War years. Soma Hewa Research in Philanthropy and Social Development Montrea...
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Ploughing the Clouds
Magazine article by Dp; Whole Earth, Summer 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Ploughing the Clouds: The Search for Irish Soma (Book)--Reviews
...by DP The Search for Irish Soma Peter Lamborn Wilson. 1999; 150 pp. $14.95. City Lights. Hymns of praise for Soma are central to the Rg Veda, the oldest...Indo-Europeans. Students generally agree that Soma is a plant (if we include mushrooms), a...
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Products
Magazine article; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 68, January 2006
Subjects: Safety equipment and supplies industry, Safety equipment industry
...Sandler Occupational Medicine Assocs., Inc., SOMA Div., Melville, NY WBR Engineering Inc...Sandler Occupational Medicine Assocs., Inc., SOMA Div., Melville, NY Technovation Systems...Sandler Occupational Medicine Assocs., Inc., SOMA Div., Melville, NY Expert Witness Circle...
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Grounds for Change: The Tempest Brewing in Your Morning Cup
Magazine article by Brian C. Howard; E, Vol. 16, November 2005
Subjects: Coffee (Beverage)--Consumption data, Coffee (Beverage)--History, Coffee (Beverage)--Varieties, Coffee (Plant)--Distribution, Coffee industry--Reports, Coffee--Consumption data, Coffee--History, Coffee--Varieties
...playing poker, the independent coffeehouse Soma serves up lattes, mochas, macchiatos and...says Abe Morris, a former manager of Soma who has recently cut back on his hours...time," he says. The coffee offered at Soma is as diverse as its customers, and in...
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How Shall I Think about Death?
Magazine article by Loyal Rue; The Humanist, Vol. 55, July 1995
Subjects: Annihilationism--Analysis, Death--Analysis, Life (Biology)--Analysis
...body and may be viewed collectively as the soma line. The difference between the germ line and the soma line develops into a body whose job it is...The strategy is simple and elegant: the soma line is the instrument of the germ line. Having...
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Whence Comes Death? How Natural Selection Has Fashioned Aging and Death; Why "Natural" Isn't the Last Word in Healthy Foods and Lifestyles; and Some Observations on Objective Science Pursued by Subjective Humans
Magazine article by Joshua Mitteldorf; The Humanist, Vol. 62, January 2002
Subjects: Aging--Physiological aspects, Death--Analysis, Life (Biology)--Physiological aspects
...aging was called by Kirkwood the disposable soma--a name which derives from the fact that...reproductive prospects. The disposable soma is a good theory. Straightforward and intuitive...pure individual selection. The disposable soma has been king of the roost, the prevailing...
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Clubbing: THE DJ Q & A; THE Digital Age Is Revolutionising Dance Music, Propelling How We Consume Clubbing in a New Way. at the Forefront of This Is Soma, One of the Most Respected Independent Labels in the Industry. It Is Preparing for a Future Away from Vinyl, Embracing New Technology and Even Branching off onto Their Own Show on Xfm Scotland. Dave Clarke Has Been at the Label from the Start and Is Still Pushing Boundaries. SOMA
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), December 14, 2007
...Clubbing in a New Way. at the Forefront of This Is Soma, One of the Most Respected Independent Labels...the Start and Is Still Pushing Boundaries. SOMA. Byline: stuart barrie Q HOWS life in the Soma stable? A GOOD thanks.We did well with albums...
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Soma Vaults to NCAAs
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), May 28, 2005
Soma Vaults to NCAAs. Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard Kate Soma went from a no-height to a winning height in two short weeks...weeks ago, but on Friday she was soaring again. The 5-foot-1 Soma outdueled an NCAA West Region Track Field Championships...
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The Razz: Clubbing Nation: Soma LIKE IT HOT; Tune into Jobs in Music Industry with Record Label's Series of Courses
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 29, 2004
The Razz: Clubbing Nation: Soma LIKE IT HOT; Tune into Jobs in Music Industry...might be the track from Slam that put Soma on the map,but the record label is gearing...very different style of teaching with Soma Skool. The Glasgow-based label, that...
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Colour Coded; FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY, EMOTIONS AND FUTURE WITH THERAPIST ALISON PATRICK AND A SESSION OF AURA-SOMA, BASED ON PRETTY BOTTLES
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 8, 2006
...THERAPIST ALISON PATRICK AND A SESSION OF AURA-SOMA, BASED ON PRETTY BOTTLES. Byline: By...for a session of colour therapy, or Aura-Soma to give it its proper title, is how pretty...pretty colours as one of Scotlands few Aura-Soma therapists Alison Patrick will tell you...
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SOMA, Not SONA
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 25, 2005
SOMA, Not SONA. ALL the variations on the State-of-the-Nation Address "Tsona...will depict the state of the nation but in gauging her state of mind, in sum, "SOMA," the State-of-Mind (of) Arroyo. Of course, the "usual suspects," that is...The SONA is crucial to her presidency and the nation, for it is actually a SOMA.
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encyclopedia articles on: Soma  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Soma
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
SOMA so m , psychotropic plant, the juice of which was sometimes drunk as part of the Vedic sacrifice (see Veda ). Many hymns in the Rig-Veda are in praise of soma. In the late Vedic period substitutes for soma came to be used, and the original plant was lost. It has recently been identified with the fly agaric...
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Somalia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
SOMALIA soma le , country (2005 est. pop. 8,591,000), 246,200 sq mi (637,657 sq km), extreme E Africa. It is directly south of the Arabian peninsula...
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Psychosomatic Medicine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...disturbances that are manifested as physical disorders. The term psychosomatic emphasizes essential unity of the psyche and the soma, a combination rooted in ancient Greek medicine. Common disorders caused at least partly by psychological factors include childhood...
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Veda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...invoked by the hymns or mantras . Offerings of food, butter, or soma are prepared and offered to the fire, which as an intermediary...all-seeing god of justice, guardian of the cosmic order or rita. Soma personifies the plant whose intoxicating juice was offered as...


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