Cooking the world : ritual and thought in ancient India
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Cooking the world : ritual and thought in ancient India
（French studies in South Asian culture and society）
Oxford University Press, 1996
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Cuire le monde : rite et pensée dans l'Inde ancienne
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Originally published: Paris : La Decouverte, 1989
Bibliography: p. [335]-348
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The fifteen essays collected in this book deal with various aspects of Vedic and Brahmanic ritual. The author attempts to explore the implications of the classical Hindu definition of man: Of all the animals fitted to be sacrifical victims, only man can perform sacrifices.
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