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Cooking the World: Ritual and Thought in Ancient  India (French Studies in South Asian Culture & Society)
Cooking the World Ritual and Thought in Ancient India - French Studies in South Asian Culture & Society
Author: Charles Malamoud
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 sacrificial victims, only man can perform sacrifices.
ISBN-13: 9780195647181
ISBN-10: 0195647181
Pages: 150
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Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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