In the Image of Fire
Title | In the Image of Fire PDF eBook |
Author | David M. Knipe |
Publisher | Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Fire |
ISBN |
In the Image of Fire: The Vedic Experience of Heat
Title | In the Image of Fire: The Vedic Experience of Heat PDF eBook |
Author | David M. Knipe |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 1975-01-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 812082606X |
These volumes of the Sacred Books of the East series include translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions that have exercised a profound influence on the civilisations of the continent of Asia. The Vedic Brahmanic system claims 21 volumes, Buddhism 10, and Jainism 2;8 volumes comprise Sacred Books of the Paris; 2 volumes represent Islam; and 6 the two main indigenous systems of China. Translated by twenty leading authorities intheir respective fields, the volumes, Buddhism 10, and Jainism 2;8 volumes comprise Sacred Books of the Parsis; 2 volumes represent Islam; and 6 the two main indigenous systems of China. Translated by twenty leading authorities in their respective fields, the volumes have been edited by the late F. Max Muller. The inception, publication and the compilation of these books cover almost 34 years.
In the Image of Life : Vedic Experiences of Heat
Title | In the Image of Life : Vedic Experiences of Heat PDF eBook |
Author | David M. Knipe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Fire |
ISBN | 9780842607438 |
The Living and the Dead
Title | The Living and the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Liz Wilson |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0791487016 |
This collection examines the social dimensions of death in South Asian religions, exploring the ritualized exchanges between the living and the dead performed by Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and other religious groups. Using ethnographic and historical tools associated with the comparative and historical study of religion, the contributors also record the voices and actions of marginalized groups—such as tribal peoples, women, and members of lower castes—who are often underrepresented in studies of South Asian deathways, which typically focus on the writings and practices of elite groups. For many religious people, death entails a journey leading to some new condition or place. As the ultimate experience of passage, it is highly ceremonial and ritualized, and those beliefs and practices associated with the moment of death itself—death-bed ceremonies, funerary rites, and rituals of mourning and of remembering—are examined here. The Living and the Dead offers historical depth, ethnographic detail, and conceptual clarity on a subject that is of immense importance in South Asian religious traditions.
Heat and Sacrifice in the Vedas
Title | Heat and Sacrifice in the Vedas PDF eBook |
Author | Uma Marina Vesci |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9788120808416 |
In all religions of the world which maintain sacrificial rituals and in which the portion offered to Gods is given to fire, that portion is normally offered raw except in Vedic India, where its previous cooking is necessary.
Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind
Title | Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Mackenzie Pearson |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1996-07-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780791430385 |
Explores the history and nature of vrats (ritual fasts) in text and practice, and the roles these rites play in the lives of Hindu women in North India.
Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity
Title | Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2016-09-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004335536 |
In Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity it is demonstrated how sacrificial themes remain an essential element in our post-modern society.