Vedic Ritual. The Non-solemn Rites 9004062106

Sexual symbolism from the vedic ritual

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Liberating Rites: Understanding The Transformative Power Of Ritual 0813334551, 9780813334554

Originally published as The Magic of Ritual.In his introduction to Liberating Rites, Tom Driver writes, “At its most ele

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Tragic Rites: Narrative and Ritual in Sophoclean Drama 0299313808, 9780299313807

Presenting an innovative new reading of Sophocles' plays, Tragic Rites analyzes the poetic and narrative function o

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Negotiating Rites (Oxford Ritual Studies) 9780199812295, 9780199812318, 0199812292

In common understanding, but also in scholarly discourse, ritual has been long viewed as an undisputed and indisputable

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Women, Rites, and Ritual Objects in Premodern Japan 9004368191, 9789004368194

Women, Rites, and Ritual Objects in Premodern Japan, edited by Karen M. Gerhart, is a multidisciplinary examination of r

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Agni, the Vedic ritual of the fire altar [2, 1 ed.] 9780895814500, 0895814501

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Agni : the Vedic ritual of the fire altar [1, 1 ed.] 9780895814500, 0895814501

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Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsāsūtras: Dharma and the Enjoined Subject 0367262215, 9780367262211

Drawing on insights from Indian intellectual tradition, this book examines the conception of dharma by Jaimini in his Mī

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Mythological and ritual symbolism : a study with reference to the Vedic and tantric Agni

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Death, Ritual and Belief: The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites 9781474250962, 9781474250955, 9781474250986, 9781474250948

Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many important issues related to death and dying, from a re

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