Homo ritualis: Hindu ritual and its significance for ritual theory

"This book describes and analyzes various forms of Hindu rituals and examines various conceptional components of (Hindu) rituals such as framing, formality modality and theories of meaning. It is asked how indigenous terms and notions of ritual modifies ritual theory. The book thus is the first...

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Main Author: Michaels, Axel 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press [2016]
Series:Oxford ritual studies
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book describes and analyzes various forms of Hindu rituals and examines various conceptional components of (Hindu) rituals such as framing, formality modality and theories of meaning. It is asked how indigenous terms and notions of ritual modifies ritual theory. The book thus is the first attempt to present a Hindu theory of rituals"--
Physical Description:xix, 372 Seiten
ISBN:9780190262631
019026263X
9780190262624
0190262621

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