Sur The Liquor And The Vedic Sacrifice
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Sur The Liquor And The Vedic Sacrifice
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Author : Madhavi Bhaskar Kolhatkar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Sur The Liquor And The Vedic Sacrifice written by Madhavi Bhaskar Kolhatkar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Hinduism categories.
The Work Offers An In-Depth Study Of The Sautramani Vedic Sacrifice In Its Caraka And Kaukili Forms. It Shows How The Brahmanas Compare It With A Soma Sacrifice, And How Sautramani Itself Has Evolved Over Time.
The Broken World Of Sacrifice
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Author : J. C. Heesterman
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-12-10
The Broken World Of Sacrifice written by J. C. Heesterman and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-10 with Religion categories.
In this book, J. C. Heesterman attempts to understand the origins and nature of Vedic sacrifice—the complex compound of ritual practices that stood at the center of ancient Indian religion. Paying close attention to anomalous elements within both the Vedic ritual texts, the brahmanas, and the ritual manuals, the srautasutras, Heesterman reconstructs the ideal sacrifice as consisting of four moments: killing, destruction, feasting, and contest. He shows that Vedic sacrifice all but exclusively stressed the offering in the fire—the element of destruction—at the expense of the other elements. Notably, the contest was radically eliminated. At the same time sacrifice was withdrawn from society to become the sole concern of the individual sacrificer. The ritual turns in on the individual as "self-sacrificer" who realizes through the internalized knowledge of the ritual the immortal Self. At this point the sacrificial cult of the fire recedes behind doctrine of the atman's transcendence and unity with the cosmic principle, the brahman. Based on his intensive analysis Heesterman argues that Vedic sacrifice was primarily concerned with the broken world of the warrior and sacrificer. This world, already broken in itself by the violence of the sacrificial contest, was definitively broken up and replaced with the ritrualism of the single, unopposed sacrificer. However, the basic problem of sacrifice—the riddle of life and death—keeps breaking too surface in the form of incongruities, contradictions, tensions, and oppositions that have perplexed both the ancient ritual theorists and the modern scholar.
Vedic Sacrifice
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Author : Israyēl Celvanāyakam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Vedic Sacrifice written by Israyēl Celvanāyakam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.
This Book Deals With Post-Vedic Developments In Under-Standing The Concept Of Sacrifice (Yajna) And The Response Of The Bhagavad Gita To It. The Book Argues That The Upanishads Present Vedic Ritual Notions Together With The New Teachings Of The Wandering Renouncers (Sramanas) Who Posed A Formidable Challenge To The Ritual Tradition And Its Social Hierarchy.
Vedic Sacrifices
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Author : Sadashiv Ambadas Dange
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Vedic Sacrifices written by Sadashiv Ambadas Dange and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Hinduism categories.
Heat And Sacrifice In The Vedas
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Author : Uma Marina Vesci
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Heat And Sacrifice In The Vedas written by Uma Marina Vesci and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Religion categories.
A History Of Alcohol And Drugs In Modern South Asia
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Author : Harald Fischer-Tiné
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-03
A History Of Alcohol And Drugs In Modern South Asia written by Harald Fischer-Tiné and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-03 with History categories.
At the beginning of the 21st century, alcoholism, transnational drug trafficking and drug addiction constitute major problems in various South Asian countries. The production, circulation and consumption of intoxicating substances created (and responded to) social upheavals in the region and had widespread economic, political and cultural repercussions on an international level. This book looks at the cultural, social, and economic history of intoxicants in South Asia, and analyses the role that alcohol and drugs have played in the region. The book explores the linkages between changing meanings of intoxicating substances, the making of and contestations over colonial and national regimes of regulation, economics, and practices and experiences of consumption. It shows the development of current meanings of intoxicants in South Asia – in terms of politics, cultural norms and identity formation – and the way in which the history of drugs and alcohol is enmeshed in the history of modern empires and nation states — even in a country in which a staunch teetotaller and active anti-drug crusader like Mohandas Gandhi is presented as the ‘father of the nation’. Primarily a historical analysis, the book also includes perspectives from Modern Indology and Cultural Anthropology and situates developments in South Asia in wider imperial and global contexts. It is of interest to scholars working on the social and cultural history of alcohol and drugs, South Asian Studies and Global History.
The Concept Of Bharatavarsha And Other Essays
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Author : B. D. Chattopadhyaya
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2018-08-23
The Concept Of Bharatavarsha And Other Essays written by B. D. Chattopadhyaya and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-23 with History categories.
This exploration of key terms related to social and political order, found in early Indian texts, challenges the idea of a unified ancient India and a unified national identity at that time. This collection explores what may be called the idea of India in ancient times. Its undeclared objective is to identify key concepts which show early Indian civilization as distinct and differently oriented from other formations. The essays focus on ancient Indian texts within a variety of genres. They identify certain key termssuch as janapada, desa, var?a, dharma, bh?vain their empirical contexts to suggest that neither the ideas embedded in these terms nor the idea of Bharatavarsha as a whole are given entities, but that they evolved historically. Professor Chattopadhyaya examines these texts to unveil historical processes. Without denying comparative history, he stresses that the internal dynamics of a society are best decoded via its own texts. His approach bears very effectively on understanding ongoing interactions between Indias Great Tradition and Little Traditions. As a whole, this book is critical of the notion of overarching Indian unity in the ancient period. It punctures the retrospective thrust of hegemonic nationalism as an ideology that has obscured the diverse textures of Indian civilization. Renowned for his scholarship on the ancient Indian past, Professor Chattopadhyayas latest collection only consolidates his high international reputation.
An Unholy Brew
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Author : James McHugh
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
An Unholy Brew written by James McHugh and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
Books about the global history of alcohol almost never give attention to India. But a wide range of texts provide plenty of evidence that there was a thriving culture of drinking in ancient and medieval India, from public carousing at the brewery and drinking house to imbibing at festivals andweddings. There was also an elite drinking culture depicted in poetic texts (often in an erotic mode), and medical texts explain how to balance drink and health. Not everyone drank, however, and there were sophisticated religious arguments for abstinence.The first book on alcohol in pre-modern India, An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian Religion and History uses a wide range of sources from the Vedas to the Kamasutra to explore drinks and styles of drinking, as well as rationales for abstinence from the earliest Sanskrit written records through thesecond millennium CE. McHugh begins by surveying the intoxicating drinks that were available, including grain beers, palm toddy, and imported wine, detailing the ways people used grains, sugars, fruits, and herbs over the centuries to produce an impressive array of liquors. He outlines myths andepics that explain how drink came into being and how it was assigned the ritual and legal status it has in our time. The book also explores Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain moral and legal texts on drink and abstinence, as well as how drink is used in some Tantric rituals, and translates in full a detaileddescription of the goddess Liquor, Sura, Cannabis, betel, soma, and opium are also considered. Finally, McHugh investigates what has happened to these drinks, stories, and theories in the last few centuries.An Unholy Brew brings to life the overlooked, complex world of brewing, drinking, and abstaining in pre-modern India, and offers illuminating case studies on topics such as law and medicine, even providing recipes for some drinks.
The Vedic Horse Sacrifice
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Author : Stephen Fuchs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Vedic Horse Sacrifice written by Stephen Fuchs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Social Science categories.
Bringing The Gods To Mind
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Author : Laurie L. Patton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Bringing The Gods To Mind written by Laurie L. Patton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Hinduism categories.
This elegantly written book introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. In Bringing the Gods to Mind, Laurie Patton takes a new look at mantra as ""performed poetry"" and in five case studies draws a portrait of early Indian sacrifice that moves beyond the well-worn categories of ""magic"" and ""magico-religious"" thought in Vedic sacrifice. Treating Vedic mantra as a sophisticated form of artistic composition, she develops the idea of metonymy, or associational thought, as a major motivator for the use of mantra in sacrifici.