The head beneath the altar : Hindu mythology and the critique of sacrifice / Brian Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Brian (Brian H.)

Series:

Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.

Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hindu mythology.

Sacrifice--Hinduism.

Sacrifice.

Violence--Religious aspects--Hinduism.

Violence.

Girard, René, 1923-2015.

Girard, René.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 the lens of René Girard's mimetic theory of the sacrificial origin of religion and culture. For those interested in Girard and comparative religion, the book also performs a careful reading of Girard's work, drawing connections between his thought and the work of theorists like George

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Rivalries; Priests and Kings, Oaths and Duels; Epic Variations on a Mimetic Theme; Meaning: The Secret Heart of the Sacred; Yajñānta: The End of Sacrifice; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60917-406-2

OCLC:

870841442