Rites of the God-King : Sānti and ritual change in early Hinduism / Marko Geslani.
2018
BL1226.82.A85 G48 2018eb
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Title
Rites of the God-King : Sānti and ritual change in early Hinduism / Marko Geslani.
ISBN
9780190862916 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
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BL1226.82.A85 G48 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.538
Summary
Most accounts of Hinduism posit a radical difference between the aniconic fire sacrifice (yajña) and temple-based image worship (puja). The historical distinction between ancient Vedism and medieval Hinduism is often premised on this basic ritual opposition. Through an exacting study of ritual manuals, Rites of the God-King offers an alternative account of the formation of mainstream Hindu ritual through the history of santi, or 'appeasement,' a form of aspersion or bathing, developed in order to counteract inauspicious omens.
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Most accounts of Hinduism posit a radical difference between the aniconic fire sacrifice (yajña) and temple-based image worship (puja). The historical distinction between ancient Vedism and medieval Hinduism is often premised on this basic ritual opposition. Through an exacting study of ritual manuals, Rites of the God-King offers an alternative account of the formation of mainstream Hindu ritual through the history of santi, or 'appeasement,' a form of aspersion or bathing, developed in order to counteract inauspicious omens.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 11, 2018).
Series
Oxford ritual studies.
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Print version: 9780190862886
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