Cooking the World: Ritual and Thought in Ancient India (French Studies on South Asian Culture and Society)

Cooking the World: Ritual and Thought in Ancient India (French Studies on South Asian Culture and Society) image
ISBN-10:

0195635582

ISBN-13:

9780195635584

Edition: ENGLISH ed.
Released: Jan 01, 1996
Format: Hardcover, 362 pages
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Description:

The fifteen essays collected in this book deal with various aspects of Vedic and Brahmanic ritual. The author attempts to explore the implications of the classical Hindu definition of man: Of all the animals fitted to be sacrifical victims, only man can perform sacrifices.











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