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The head beneath the altar : Hindu mythology and the critique of sacrifice /
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 th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |