02750nam 2200637 450 991046475900332120200520144314.01-60917-406-2(CKB)3710000000082266(EBL)1672326(SSID)ssj0001181472(PQKBManifestationID)11651444(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181472(PQKBWorkID)11144604(PQKB)11769576(MiAaPQ)EBC3338341(OCoLC)870841442(MdBmJHUP)muse33959(MiAaPQ)EBC1672326(Au-PeEL)EBL3338341(CaPaEBR)ebr10822244(Au-PeEL)EBL1672326(EXLCZ)99371000000008226620130705h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe head beneath the altar Hindu mythology and the critique of sacrifice /Brian CollinsEast Lansing :Michigan State University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (321 p.)Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61186-116-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIn the beginning, says the ancient Hindu text the Rg Veda, was man. And from man's sacrifice and dismemberment came the entire world, including the hierarchical ordering of human society. The Head Beneath the Altar is the first book to present a wide-ranging study of Hindu texts read through the lens of René Girard's mimetic theory of the sacrificial origin of religion and culture. For those interested in Girard and comparative religion, the book also performs a careful reading of Girard's work, drawing connections between his thought and the work of theorists like GeorgeStudies in violence, mimesis, and culture.Hindu mythologySacrificeHinduismViolenceReligious aspectsHinduismElectronic books.Hindu mythology.SacrificeHinduism.ViolenceReligious aspectsHinduism.294.5/34Collins Brian(Brian H.)1029897MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464759003321The head beneath the altar2446545UNINA