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Author Heesterman, J. C.

Title The broken world of sacrifice : an essay in ancient Indian ritual / J.C. Heesterman
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1993

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Description x, 296 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Sacrifice -- 2. Ritual -- 3. The Cult of the Fire -- 4. The Periodicity and Mobility of the Fire -- 5. Priest and Sacrificer -- 6. The Consecrated -- 7. The Sacrificial Meal -- 8. Epilogue
Analysis Hinduism Sacrifices
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-290) and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-290) and index
Subject Sacrifice -- Hinduism.
LC no. 92036751
ISBN 0226323005 (cloth)
0226323013 (paper)