Homo ritualis: Hindu ritual and its significance to ritual theory
'Homo Ritualis' describes and analyzes various forms of Hindu rituals and examines conceptual components such as framing, formality modality and theories of meaning. Presenting a Hindu theory of rituals, the book asks how indigenous terms and notions of ritual contribute to ritual theory.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford ritual studies series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Hinduism
/ Ritual
/ Ritual
/ Theory
B India / Nepal / Hinduism / Ritual / Prāyaścitta / Saṃskāras / Pilgrimage |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Ritual
B Hinduism Rituals |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 'Homo Ritualis' describes and analyzes various forms of Hindu rituals and examines conceptual components such as framing, formality modality and theories of meaning. Presenting a Hindu theory of rituals, the book asks how indigenous terms and notions of ritual contribute to ritual theory. |
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| ISBN: | 0190262656 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190262624.001.0001 |