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.
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Girard, René,-1923-2015. Hindu mythology. Sacrifice-Hinduism. Violence-Religious aspects-Hinduism.