The Head Beneath the Altar : Hindu Mythology and the Critique of Sacrifice.
Collins, Brian.
The Head Beneath the Altar : Hindu Mythology and the Critique of Sacrifice. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Series . - Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Rivalries -- Priests and Kings, Oaths and Duels -- Epic Variations on a Mimetic Theme -- Meaning: The Secret Heart of the Sacred -- Yajñānta: The End of Sacrifice -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9781609174064
Girard, René,-1923-2015.
Hindu mythology.
Sacrifice-Hinduism.
Violence-Religious aspects-Hinduism.
Electronic books.
BL1216
294.5/34
The Head Beneath the Altar : Hindu Mythology and the Critique of Sacrifice. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Series . - Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Rivalries -- Priests and Kings, Oaths and Duels -- Epic Variations on a Mimetic Theme -- Meaning: The Secret Heart of the Sacred -- Yajñānta: The End of Sacrifice -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9781609174064
Girard, René,-1923-2015.
Hindu mythology.
Sacrifice-Hinduism.
Violence-Religious aspects-Hinduism.
Electronic books.
BL1216
294.5/34