The head beneath the altar : Hindu mythology and the critique of sacrifice / / Brian Collins

• Autore: Collins Brian (Brian H.)
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing : , : Michigan State University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.5/34
• Soggetto topico: Hindu mythology; Sacrifice - Hinduism; Violence - Religious aspects - Hinduism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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 George
• Titolo autorizzato: The head beneath the altar
• ISBN: 1-60917-406-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789155003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.