UID:
almafu_9959291057602883
Format:
1 online resource (321 p.)
ISBN:
1-60917-406-2
Series Statement:
Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-61186-116-0
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
