Cooking the world : ritual and thought in ancient India

Author(s)

• Malamoud, Charles

Bibliographic Information

Cooking the world : ritual and thought in ancient India

Charles Malamoud ; translated from the French by David White

（Oxford India paperbacks）（French studies in South Asian culture and society）

Oxford University Press, 1998

Other Title

Cuire le monde

Note

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 sacrificial victims, only man can perform sacrifices.

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Details

• NCID: BA45404629
• ISBN:
  • 0195647181
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Delhi ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: x, 354 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL1236.76.S23
  • DC21 : 294.5/34
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sacrifice -- Hinduism
  • LCSH : Vedas -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • LCSH : Vedas -- Rites and ceremonies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0711565X
  • BA00752225